Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Chestnut Hill College

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

CHC is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,528 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.

CHC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CHC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CHC does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CHC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at CHC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at CHC

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

CHC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from CHC. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CHC also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Chestnut Hill College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Chestnut Hill College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140

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 Kiran under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.