Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Lamar University

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Lamar University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received their master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

Lamar University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Lamar University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Lamar University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Lamar University.

Lamar University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 97 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lamar University, about 51% were men and 49% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lamar University with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Lamar University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lamar University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	97

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Lamar University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.