Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552.

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.

Oakland Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Oakland Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

Of the 107 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Oakland 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 Oakland University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	82
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Oakland 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 Oakland 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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	16,270	$56,270
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Computer Workers	10,900	$76,400
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9,100	$51,890

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 Brian Gingrich under License

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