Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at St. Thomas University

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

STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and has a total student population of 5,601.

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.

STU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at STU

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, STU does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

STU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

Of the 23 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from STU, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

STU 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

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at St. Thomas University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Thomas 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 FL, the home state for St. Thomas University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Firefighters	22,690	$53,340

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.