Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 students received their associate'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.

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Excelsior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Excelsior College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Excelsior College. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Excelsior College 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 Excelsior 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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	53,560	$74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers	35,460	$64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.