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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Salem University

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Salem University

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Salem University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Salem is located in Salem, West Virginia and approximately 1,008 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Salem Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Salem

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.

Salem does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

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

Salem Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Salem

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

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

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Salem awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from Salem, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salem 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salem University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Security Science and Technology 10
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7

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 WV, the home state for Salem University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors 3,840 $68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,460 $43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $36,960
Computer Workers 2,380 $83,660
Managers 1,880 $77,290

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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