Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,353. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 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.

Western Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Western Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Western

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Western does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Western Oklahoma State College. 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 OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Accountants and Auditors	13,650	$73,040
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,480	$46,120
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,290	$33,060
Firefighters	3,530	$43,450

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.