Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southern Oregon University

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if Southern Oregon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,140. Of the 810 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University in 2021, 36 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.

Southern Oregon University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Southern Oregon University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Southern Oregon 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 Southern Oregon 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
	431
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	475
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,137

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

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

Southern Oregon University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Southern Oregon University in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Southern Oregon University 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 Southern Oregon 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	5
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Southern Oregon 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 Southern Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	36

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 OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Accountants and Auditors	11,890	$71,450
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,390	$70,360
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,200	$58,450

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
• Image Credit: By Finetooth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.