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Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

31 Colleges
$32,705 Avg Salary
$18,593 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public 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 NHTI-Concord’s Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the fringe town of Concord, NHTI is a public 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 Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Fisher College

Boston, MA

The excellent associate degree programs at Fisher College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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New England Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Roger Williams University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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Northern Essex Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

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#10

Beal College

Bangor, ME

With a ranking of #10, Beal College did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bangor, Beal College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Connecticut 1,629
Vermont 344

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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