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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree School for You

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 Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sam Houston State University Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at TSU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Texas State University Report

#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 4 spot on the list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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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