Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 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.

RWU 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 RWU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? RWU offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

RWU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

RWU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at RWU are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	80
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

RWU 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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Roger Williams University. 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,850	$60,890
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,770	$61,440
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Firefighters	1,330	$55,240

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.