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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 56 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.

Missouri Southern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Missouri Southern

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? Missouri Southern offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

Missouri Southern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

46% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Missouri Southern are white. Around 77% 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 Missouri Southern State University with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 43
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Missouri Southern Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 52
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Missouri Southern 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri Southern State 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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors 25,090 $70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,510 $48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers 8,420 $31,650
Computer Workers 7,010 $82,610

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*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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