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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region

44 Colleges
$36,065 Avg Salary
$25,607 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 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #6, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

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#9

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124
New Mexico 13

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 25 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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