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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region

20 Colleges
$35,660 Avg Salary
$27,965 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southeast Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 20 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Tennessee Technological 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 Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent online programs at Nova Southeastern 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 Southeast Region . NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#8

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#8

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

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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 20 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.

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