Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Union Institute & University

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

Union is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and approximately 809 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 241 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Union.

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.

Union Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Union

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Union Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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 Union 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	1
	1
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	3
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	150

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Union

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

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

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Union awarded 241 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	95
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Union 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 Union Institute & University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	178
Homeland Security	63

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 OH, the home state for Union Institute & University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Firefighters	19,210	$46,310
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,310	$45,190

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 Tim Evanson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.