Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at SUNY Oswego

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Oswego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Oswego is located in Oswego, New York and has a total student population of 7,636.

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.

SUNY Oswego Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

SUNY Oswego Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at SUNY Oswego 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 SUNY Oswego

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

SUNY Oswego Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 101 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Oswego, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SUNY Oswego 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 SUNY Oswego with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	69
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Oswego 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 SUNY Oswego. 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 SUNY Oswego.

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 Lordvaluemart under License

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