Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master'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.

UT Permian Basin Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Permian Basin

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UT Permian Basin Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

UT Permian Basin Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from UT Permian Basin. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	2

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Public Administration & Social Service

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.