Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Iowa Wesleyan University

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

Iowa Wesleyan is located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and approximately 704 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa Wesleyan.

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 Wesleyan Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa Wesleyan

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Iowa Wesleyan does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan 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	26
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	116
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	242
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,064

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

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

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

Of the 24 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Iowa Wesleyan, about 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Iowa Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Iowa Wesleyan 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 Iowa Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	24

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 IA, the home state for Iowa Wesleyan 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.