Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of North Dakota

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

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,097 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Dakota in 2021, 85 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.

UND Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

UND Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs across the country. The following shows how UND performed in these rankings.

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 UND 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
	2
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	572

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at UND

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UND 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 North Dakota with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UND also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 1 students 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 North Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	61
Security Science and Technology	25

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Legal Professions
• 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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Accountants and Auditors	3,480	$61,870
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,590	$57,190
Managers	1,130	$109,820
Computer Workers	930	$70,730
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	750	$54,870

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.