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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#40 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Penn State University Park is in the top 10% of the country for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. More specifically it was ranked #40 out of 503 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 40
Most Popular Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 93
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans 177
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students 204
Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 256
Highest Paid Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduates 263
Most Focused Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 1,526

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

187 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
53.5% Women
31.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 187 bachelor’s degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 53.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 22
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 124
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 187

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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