Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

WMU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from WMU. About 44% were men and 56% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	62
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WMU 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 Western Michigan 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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.