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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Kansas

3 Colleges
$38,828 Avg Salary
$34,114 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #24 most popular major in Kansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kansas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.

Top Kansas Schools in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the best school in Kansas for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

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#2

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Kansas list. Washburn University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

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The excellent programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Kansas. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 229
Minnesota 448
Iowa 47
North Dakota 7
Nebraska 75

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 3 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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