Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of South Carolina - Upstate

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

USC Upstate is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 6,038 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Upstate in 2021, 66 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.

USC Upstate Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

USC Upstate 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 USC Upstate performed in these rankings.

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at USC Upstate 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	252
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	536
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Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	636

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at USC Upstate

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

USC Upstate Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from USC Upstate. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at USC Upstate 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 South Carolina - Upstate with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USC Upstate 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 University of South Carolina - Upstate. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	66

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Upstate.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors	14,890	$64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,180	$42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,200	$37,560
Firefighters	5,330	$36,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.