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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$31,634 Avg Salary
$24,998 Avg Student Debt

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #24 most popular major in New Mexico with 13 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. 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 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 New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Mexico list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124

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 3 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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