Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at DeSales University

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

DeSales is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,302.

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.

DeSales Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DeSales

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.

DeSales does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

DeSales Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at DeSales 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 DeSales

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from DeSales. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at DeSales are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

DeSales 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from DeSales University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 DeSales University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.