Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Benedictine University

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Benedictine University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Benedictine U.

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.

Benedictine U Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Benedictine U Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Benedictine U 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 Benedictine U 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
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	560
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,247

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Benedictine U in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Benedictine U 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 Benedictine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	33
Homeland Security	14

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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 IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors	53,280	$81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	30,370	$75,720
Firefighters	17,170	$56,710
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,050	$62,440

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.