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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the best school in the Southeast Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southeast Region . UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Columbus State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Georgia College & State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Georgia College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Milledgeville.

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#8

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Mississippi College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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#10

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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#12

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Columbia Southern University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

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#13

Averett University

Danville, VA

Averett University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Law Enforcement & Firefighting students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
14 Columbia College Columbia, SC
15 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
16 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
17 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
North Carolina 111
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 262
West Virginia 543
Kentucky 340
Arkansas 45
Alabama 454

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

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