Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,032.

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.

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Valley State University

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? Mississippi Valley State University offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Mississippi Valley State University 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 Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi Valley State University, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi Valley State University 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

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi Valley State 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,520	$35,550
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Firefighters	3,090	$30,370
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100

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 Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.