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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

59 Colleges
$37,355 Avg Salary
$25,230 Avg Student Debt

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 59 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the United States for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California University of Pennsylvania is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students pursuing an online degree. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the United States. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Houston - Downtown did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a large student population.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Law Enforcement & Firefighting students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Salve Regina University Newport, RI

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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 25 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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