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Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Basic Certificates in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

26,306 Yearly Graduations
33% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 42 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.6% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors

In 2021-2022, 26,306 basic certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 59,550
Associate Degree 33,718
Basic Certificate 26,306
Undergraduate Certificate 6,956

Earnings of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. About 67.5% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 17,744
Women 8,562
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The racial-ethnic distribution of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 579
Black or African American 2,948
Hispanic or Latino 6,506
White 14,119
International Students 156
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,998
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 16,940
Fire Protection 7,034
1,193
Homeland Security 1,037
Other Homeland Security 102

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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