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

8 Colleges
$36,065 Avg Salary
$25,607 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 13,045 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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American InterContinental University - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124
New Mexico 13

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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 8 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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