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

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

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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.

USD Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

USD Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at USD 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 USD

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

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

62% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at USD 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 Dakota with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 41

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Accountants and Auditors 4,480 $65,800
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 1,770 $48,550
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,750 $40,030
Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,330 $39,310
Firefighters 570 $44,710

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*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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