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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Iowa State University

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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.

Iowa State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at Iowa State 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

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

55% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 85
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 135

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,860 $58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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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