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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Averett University

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting school? To help you decide if Averett University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program.

AU is located in Danville, Virginia and has a total student population of 887.

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.

AU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at AU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, AU does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

AU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at AU 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 AU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting majors at Averett University.

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

44% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at AU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

AU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degree from AU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Averett University with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Averett University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	28

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 VA, the home state for Averett University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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*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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