Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Belmont Abbey College

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Belmont Abbey College stacks up to those at other schools.

BAC is located in Belmont, North Carolina and approximately 1,467 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from BAC.

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.

BAC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

BAC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at BAC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at BAC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
	225
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	329
	334
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	401
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	464
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	661
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	954
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,400

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at BAC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Belmont Abbey College.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from BAC. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

BAC also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Belmont Abbey College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	12

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

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and 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 NC, the home state for Belmont Abbey College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,720	$38,500
Firefighters	14,870	$35,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Upstateherd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.