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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges
$44,283 Avg Salary
$31,982 Avg Student Debt

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 448 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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

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

Top Minnesota Schools in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Thomas Minnesota the best school in Minnesota for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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The excellent programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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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 Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 49
Missouri 229
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

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 6 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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