Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.
Virginia Tech Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available
Virginia Tech Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings
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 Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Security Science and Technology | 38 |
Homeland Security | 2 |
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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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
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Accountants and Auditors | 41,230 | $85,640 |
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 18,080 | $56,710 |
Managers | 17,280 | $134,500 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers | 14,910 | $41,860 |
Computer Workers | 14,580 | $105,270 |
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 Eric T Gunther under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.