Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Dixie State University

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Dixie State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Dixie State College is located in Saint George, Utah and has a total student population of 12,043. In 2021, 42 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Dixie State College.

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.

Dixie State College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Dixie State College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Dixie State College 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 Dixie State 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
	322
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	404
	501
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	620
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	683

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Dixie State College

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

Dixie State College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Dixie State College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Dixie State College awarded 42 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Dixie State 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 Dixie State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Dixie State 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dixie State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	55

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 UT, the home state for Dixie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,490	$53,890
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,340	$44,160

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 Manway under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.