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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwestern College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwestern College

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

SC is located in Winfield, Kansas and has a total student population of 1,413. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from SC.

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.

SC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
  • Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at SC

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? SC offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

SC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at SC 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 SC 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 Law Enforcement & Firefighting Basic Certificate Schools 2
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools 4
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Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools 16
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Basic Certificate Schools 74
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 85
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Basic Certificate Schools 273
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 369

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from SC. This makes it the #282 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 SC

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

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

14% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from SC in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

SC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

20% Women
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from SC in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from SC, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SC 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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 52
Homeland Security 4

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 KS, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors 12,320 $66,530
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,920 $48,350
Firefighters 3,790 $37,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,470 $36,550
Managers 2,420 $102,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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