Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Saint Leo University

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

St. Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and approximately 9,832 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 226 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.

St. Leo University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Leo University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

St. Leo University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at St. Leo University

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

St. Leo University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 226 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from St. Leo University, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	210
Homeland Security	15
Other 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 FL, the home state for Saint Leo University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Firefighters	22,690	$53,340

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 Ol’ Florida Boy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.