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

73 Colleges
$43,627 Avg Salary
$23,909 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 #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

#1

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Granite State College the best school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at GSC accumulate an average of around $20,773 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at North Shore Community College take out is $8,916.

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#3

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The excellent programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at MassBay Community College accumulate an average of around $5,500 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at NHTI-Concord’s Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from NHTI carry an average student debtload of $11,985.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middlesex Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Middlesex Community College take out is $9,969.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Middlesex Community College Report

#6

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Fisher College take out $25,562 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Endicott take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Champlain take out is $28,022. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $684, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Northeastern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Northeastern take out an average of $20,336 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Post University take out is $31,664.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region award.

Rank College Location
11 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
12 Norwich University Northfield, VT
13 Boston University Boston, MA
14 Salve Regina University Newport, RI

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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