Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Platteville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and approximately 7,547 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Platteville Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Platteville

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Platteville offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW - Platteville Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at UW - Platteville 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 UW - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 171 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from UW - Platteville. About 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UW - Platteville 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 University of Wisconsin - Platteville with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	146
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Platteville 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 University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Platteville. 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors	22,610	$68,410
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,260	$62,040
Firefighters	9,450	$40,310
Correctional Officers and Jailers	6,870	$44,230

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 James Steakley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.