Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Mount Marty University

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

Mount Marty is located in Yankton, South Dakota and approximately 1,167 students attend the school each year. Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Marty University in 2021, 10 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.

Mount Marty Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Mount Marty 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 Mount Marty performed in these rankings.

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 Mount Marty 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	690
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	755
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,474

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Mount Marty

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

Mount Marty Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mount Marty, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Mount Marty 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 Mount Marty University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mount Marty 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Marty University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	10

Related Majors

• 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 SD, the home state for Mount Marty University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Accountants and Auditors	4,480	$65,800
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,770	$48,550
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,750	$40,030
Correctional Officers and Jailers	1,330	$39,310
Firefighters	570	$44,710

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.