Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMGC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

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? UMGC offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UMGC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 486 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from UMGC. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	137
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	208
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

UMGC 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 University of Maryland Global Campus. 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Global Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors	25,020	$82,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,650	$68,230
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,780	$49,220

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.