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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northeastern University

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northeastern University

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Northeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 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.

Northeastern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northeastern

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northeastern offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Northeastern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

88% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Northeastern awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from Northeastern, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 37

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Accountants and Auditors 35,360 $81,460
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Firefighters 11,640 $60,080
Computer Workers 11,190 $92,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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