Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is a program of study at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. WCUPA is in the top 10% of the country for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. More specifically it was ranked #66 out of 1,161 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for WCUPA.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WCUPA paid an average of $805 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $322 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,716 | $19,290 |
Fees | $2,707 | $2,957 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,978 | $13,978 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,520 | $2,520 |
Learn more about WCUPA tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the WCUPA homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCUPA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in 2019-2020, 47.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at WCUPA in 2019-2020, 28.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 99 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 142 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.