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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

13 Colleges
$42,241 Avg Salary
$27,394 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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'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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Weber State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Colorado Christian University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly 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 schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 36
Colorado 272
Montana 1
Idaho 5

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 13 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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