The Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

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.

WCUPA Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

WCUPA Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

58% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	90
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WCUPA Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

65% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degree from WCUPA, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	172

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140

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
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