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

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree 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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 191 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at USD, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 57% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Women make up 30% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

About 82% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 18% are male.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 39% are male.

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University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 45% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 42% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#10

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

Central Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. CWU is a large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

About 71% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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 24 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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