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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina

9 Colleges
$34,813 Avg Salary
$30,267 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 70 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in South Carolina to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Carolina.

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

Our analysis found Columbia College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the small city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Anderson University South Carolina Report

#4

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Claflin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orangeburg.

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#5

Lander University

Greenwood, SC

Out of the 9 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Lander University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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South University, Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in South Carolina ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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With a ranking of #8, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public school with a small student population.

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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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
North Carolina 111
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
Louisiana 262
West Virginia 543
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 9 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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