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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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

With 261 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #15 most popular major in District of Columbia.

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The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the most popular school in District of Columbia for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at GWU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown 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 District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at American 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 District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 69 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at The American University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, University of the District of Columbia is a public college with a small student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 92% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
New Jersey 162
Delaware 102

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 5 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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