Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Walden University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if Walden University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 49,695. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 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.

Walden University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Walden 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, Walden University does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

There were 66 students who received their doctoral degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

Of the 156 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Walden University, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	52
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	218
Homeland Security	9

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Accountants and Auditors	22,960	$72,480
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,450	$69,060
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,150	$55,560
Firefighters	6,840	$37,690

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.