Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from NWOSU.

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.

NWOSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

NWOSU 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 NWOSU performed in these rankings.

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 NWOSU 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	423
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	501
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	987

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at NWOSU

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from NWOSU. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at NWOSU 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 Northwestern Oklahoma 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	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NWOSU 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

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	14

Related Majors

• 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 OK, the home state for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors	13,650	$73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,480	$46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,290	$33,060
Firefighters	3,530	$43,450

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.