Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Antelope Valley

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at University of Antelope Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

UAV is located in Lancaster, California and approximately 731 students attend the school each year. Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Antelope Valley in 2021, 17 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.

UAV Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UAV

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAV Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at UAV 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 UAV 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 Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	217
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	266
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	307
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	360
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	392
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	447
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	611
	615
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	654
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	723
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	965
	966
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	1,119

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from UAV. This is the #344 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 UAV

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

UAV Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

UAV does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Antelope Valley with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAV. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

UAV 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 University of Antelope Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	18
Fire Protection	4

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 CA, the home state for University of Antelope Valley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers	34,980	$75,400

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.