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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Louisiana

10 Colleges
$31,937 Avg Salary
$28,916 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 9th in Louisiana. In fact, 262 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a .

#1

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Grambling State University the most popular school in Louisiana for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the # 3 spot on the list. SUNO is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans 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. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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With a ranking of #10, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
North Carolina 111
Georgia 136
West Virginia 543
South Carolina 70
Kentucky 340
Arkansas 45
Alabama 454

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 10 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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