by our College Data Analytics TeamHomeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is a program of study at Marshall University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Marshall University paid an average of $1,176 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $491 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,506 | $19,840 |
| Fees | $1,322 | $1,322 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Marshall University does offer online classes in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Marshall University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Around 38.1% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree recipients at Marshall University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 |
| Security Science and Technology | 12 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.