Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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

JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 5,676 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 71 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from JWU Providence.

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.

JWU Providence Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

JWU Providence Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at JWU Providence 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 JWU Providence 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 Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	797

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at JWU Providence

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

JWU Providence Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from JWU Providence. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johnson & Wales University - Providence with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

JWU Providence 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

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johnson & Wales University - Providence. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	53
Homeland Security	18

Related Majors

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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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Providence.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,850	$60,890
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,770	$61,440
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Firefighters	1,330	$55,240

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.