Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Mount Union

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

Mount Union is located in Alliance, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,178. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Mount 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.

Mount Union Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Mount Union Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Mount 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
	331
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	531
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	619

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Mount Union

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Mount Union. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Mount Union 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 University of Mount Union with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

Mount 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mount Union. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	14

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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 University of Mount Union.

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 Sanfranman59 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.