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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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.

UCCS 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

UCCS Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at UCCS 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at UCCS

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

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

66% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement & 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 63
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degree from UCCS, 76% 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 189
Homeland Security 9

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Accountants and Auditors 36,290 $82,320
Computer Workers 16,440 $102,470
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,840 $72,950
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,990 $50,620

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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