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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Michigan University

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 106 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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.

WMU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

WMU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at WMU 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 WMU

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

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

56% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from WMU. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

WMU 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 Western Michigan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 106

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Accountants and Auditors 33,610 $74,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,270 $56,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,790 $50,620
Computer Workers 10,900 $76,400
Correctional Officers and Jailers 9,100 $51,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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