Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Troy University

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

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year.

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.

TROY Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

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? TROY offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

TROY Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at TROY

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & 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 Troy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	41

Related Majors

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Accountants and Auditors	15,720	$70,310
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,410	$45,930
Firefighters	5,680	$41,740
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,680	$36,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.