Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Cumberland University

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

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 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.

CU 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

CU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at CU are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cumberland 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at CU awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU 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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cumberland University. A concentration may not be available for your 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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,410	$44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9,670	$35,470
Firefighters	5,710	$40,280

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.