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

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from WCUPA.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs across the country. The following shows how WCUPA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	68
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	128
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	217

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from WCUPA. This makes it the #133 most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 and firefighting majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

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

Of the 154 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WCUPA, about 49% were men and 51% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and 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 and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	109
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their master's degree from WCUPA. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from WCUPA, 67% 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 and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCUPA 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

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. 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

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 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
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.