Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is a program of study at Purdue University Global. The school offers an associate degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purdue University Global paid an average of $371 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $280 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,080 | $13,356 |
Fees | $87 | $1,122 |
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If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Purdue University Global does offer online classes in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Women made up around 10.3% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.9% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate degrees at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 52%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 193 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 248 |
Fire Protection | 33 |
*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.
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