2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. This report analyzed 409 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a .
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in the United States 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. John Jay is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Columbia Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
With a ranking of #8, Saint Leo University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
University of New Haven landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Purdue University Global ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.
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Capella University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.
Utica College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Central Florida landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
With a ranking of #19, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
Webster University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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University of San Diego came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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Grand Canyon University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools ranking. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
With a ranking of #24, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 409 different United States homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 52 | Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA |
| 52 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL |
| 54 | Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL |
| 54 | Universidad del Este | Carolina, PR |
| 56 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA |
| 56 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 58 | Troy University | Troy, AL |
| 59 | Colorado State University - Global Campus | Greenwood Village, CO |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 61 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, TX |
| 61 | University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI |
| 61 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE |
| 61 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Tulane University of Louisiana | New Orleans, LA |
| 66 | Angelo State University | San Angelo, TX |
| 66 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville, TX |
| 66 | Monroe College | Bronx, NY |
| 66 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA |
| 70 | University of Colorado at Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 71 | Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH |
| 71 | Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA |
| 71 | Texas A&M International University | Laredo, TX |
| 74 | Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 75 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 75 | Southern University at New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| 75 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 75 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville, PA |
| 79 | McNeese State University | Lake Charles, LA |
| 80 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 80 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting by Region
View the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a specific region near you.
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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