The Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Parkside has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and approximately 4,452 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Parkside Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

UW - Parkside Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at UW - Parkside 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 UW - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at UW - Parkside 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 Wisconsin - Parkside with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	30
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Parkside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	45

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Parkside.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,260	$62,040
Firefighters	9,450	$40,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,870	$44,230

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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.

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