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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in California

19 Colleges
$34,240 Avg Salary
$19,317 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #21 most popular major in California with 688 degrees and certificates awarded 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Diego the most popular school in California for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#9

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in California list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 19 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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