Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Maine at Fort Kent

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at University of Maine at Fort Kent stacks up to those at other schools.

UMFK is located in Fort Kent, Maine and approximately 1,624 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

UMFK 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 UMFK

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree

UMFK Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UMFK are white. Around 100% 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 University of Maine at Fort Kent with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

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

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at UMFK awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UMFK 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 University of Maine at Fort Kent with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

UMFK 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine at Fort Kent. 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Accountants and Auditors	4,640	$70,810
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	2,150	$49,840
Firefighters	2,010	$36,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,550	$52,130
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,440	$40,440

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 Tysto under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.