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Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Las Vegas to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UNLV, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 688
Washington 55
Oregon 32
Nevada 19
Hawaii 14
Alaska 19

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 2 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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