Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southern New Hampshire 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 Southern New Hampshire University stacks up to those at other schools.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 423 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.

SNHU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at SNHU

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from SNHU, 56% 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	238
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern New Hampshire University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	222
Homeland Security	201

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Accountants and Auditors	5,300	$72,690
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,100	$58,120
Firefighters	2,130	$48,640
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,110	$47,860
Computer Workers	1,010	$112,440

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.