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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$72,554 Avg Salary

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Nova Southeastern University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 57% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Liberty University 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 . Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#3

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.

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#3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges 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

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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

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 4 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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