Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Minot State University

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

MSU is located in Minot, North Dakota and has a total student population of 2,920. Of the 561 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minot State University in 2021, 43 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.

MSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

MSU 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 MSU 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 MSU 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
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	89
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	188
	218

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from MSU. This is the #359 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 MSU

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

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

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from MSU in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at MSU 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 Minot State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

MSU 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 Minot State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	43

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 ND, the home state for Minot State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Accountants and Auditors	3,480	$61,870
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,590	$57,190
Managers	1,130	$109,820
Computer Workers	930	$70,730
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	750	$54,870

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.