Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 42 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.

USU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USU

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

• Associate’s Degree

USU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at USU

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at USU are white. Around 71% 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 Utah State University with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 Utah 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,490	$53,890
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,340	$44,160

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.