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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Wichita State University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting school? To help you decide if Wichita State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999.

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.

WSU 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

Online Classes Are Available at WSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WSU offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

WSU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

71% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

75% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Wichita State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	83
Security Science and Technology	6
Homeland Security	3

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors	12,320	$66,530
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,920	$48,350
Firefighters	3,790	$37,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,470	$36,550
Managers	2,420	$102,560

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
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