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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia

6 Colleges
$36,999 Avg Salary
$29,611 Avg Student Debt

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Virginia with 858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Virginia 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 .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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Out of the 6 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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University of Management and Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
North Carolina 111
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

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.

  • 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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