Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Ashland University

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

Ashland is located in Ashland, Ohio and approximately 4,447 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 students received their associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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.

Ashland Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Ashland Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

Ashland Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

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

Ashland does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from Ashland in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Ashland 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 Ashland University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 OH, the home state for Ashland University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors	45,670	$72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	24,890	$61,040
Firefighters	19,210	$46,310
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,310	$45,190

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 Ll1324 under License

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