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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region

29 Colleges
$34,791 Avg Salary
$21,393 Avg Student Debt

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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Diego the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 29 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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California State University - Long Beach 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. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Portland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very 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 colleges 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 29 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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