Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is a program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area.
We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Rankings for the SIUC Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
#78in the U.S
#5in Illinois
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. SIUC is in the top 10% of the country for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. More specifically it was ranked #78 out of 1,161 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting from SIUC Cost?
$15,057Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
SIUC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SIUC was $320 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
Does SIUC Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting?
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that SIUC offers online option in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor’s degree program.
To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.
SIUC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
46Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
8.7%Women
19.6%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 46 bachelor’s degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 8.7% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020.
This is less than the nationwide number of 51.3%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.6% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
1
Black or African American
4
Hispanic or Latino
2
Native American or Alaska Native
1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
36
International Students
0
Other Races/Ethnicities
2
Bachelor’s in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Focus Areas at SIUC
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.