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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia

17 Colleges
$36,999 Avg Salary
$29,611 Avg Student Debt

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Virginia with 858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Virginia 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.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Virginia. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Management and Technology is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#7

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small public school located in the large suburb of Petersburg.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

South University, Virginia Beach landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, South University, Virginia Beach is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Averett University

Danville, VA

With a ranking of #9, Averett University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the distant town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit 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
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
South Carolina 70
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 17 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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