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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Colorado

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$44,274 Avg Salary
$30,799 Avg Student Debt

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #16 most popular major in Colorado with 272 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Colorado 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 analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very 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 Colorado. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 36
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 7 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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