Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at LIU Post

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if LIU Post is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

LIU Post Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at LIU Post

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, LIU Post does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

LIU Post Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at LIU Post

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

LIU Post Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from LIU Post. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from LIU Post. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	25
Homeland Security	1

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 NY, the home state for LIU Post.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	53,560	$74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers	35,460	$64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.