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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

41 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 4,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Robert Morris University the best school in Pennsylvania for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moon Township.

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#2

Neumann University

Aston, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Neumann University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waynesburg University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waynesburg.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at York College of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Pennsylvania. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Alvernia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, PA

Lock Haven University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Lock Haven, LHU is a public college with a small student population.

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Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
New York 9,990
Maryland 1,426
Delaware 314
District of Columbia 564

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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