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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Bluefield College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Bluefield College

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

Bluefield College is located in Bluefield, Virginia and approximately 965 students attend the school each year. Of the 220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bluefield College in 2021, 30 of them were homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors.

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.

Bluefield College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Bluefield College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs across the country. The following shows how Bluefield College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Bluefield College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 126
159
247
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 366
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 413
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 428
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 594
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 828
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 965

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Bluefield College

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

Bluefield College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Bluefield College 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 Bluefield College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Bluefield College 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bluefield College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 29
Security Science and Technology 1

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 VA, the home state for Bluefield College.

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

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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