Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and approximately 2,032 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Mississippi Valley State 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.

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Valley State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mississippi Valley State University offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Mississippi Valley State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Mississippi Valley State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	184
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	675
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,191

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Mississippi Valley State University. This makes it the #325 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 Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Mississippi Valley State University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Valley State University with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

Mississippi Valley State 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	19

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Public Administration & Social Service
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,520	$35,550
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Firefighters	3,090	$30,370
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100

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 Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.