Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Heritage University

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

Heritage University is located in Toppenish, Washington and approximately 999 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Heritage University.

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.

Heritage University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Heritage University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Heritage University 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 Heritage University 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	273
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	549
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	670
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,331

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Heritage University

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

Heritage University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Heritage University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	14

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 WA, the home state for Heritage University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors	32,870	$78,970
Computer Workers	13,100	$91,620
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,670	$77,670
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.