Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 15 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.

EIU 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

EIU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from EIU. This makes it the #262 most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at EIU

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

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

Of the 15 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from EIU in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from EIU, 86% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EIU 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

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Eastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	15
Security Science and Technology	7

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois 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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.