Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Southern Indiana

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

USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,203. In 2021, 51 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from USI.

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.

USI Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

USI 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 USI performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at USI 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
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	232
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	569
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	610

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at USI

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from USI. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at USI 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 Southern Indiana with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USI 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 Southern Indiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	51

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 IN, the home state for University of Southern Indiana.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,340	$55,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers	7,990	$36,960
Firefighters	7,430	$49,460
Managers	7,290	$71,560

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 AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.