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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

In 2020-2021, 2,955 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Middlesex Community College the most popular online school in Massachusetts for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

Women make up 32% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Holyoke.

Of the 49 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Holyoke Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Mount Wachusett Community College

#4

Bay State College

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bay State College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. Bay State College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 4 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Bay State College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

Fisher College

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fisher College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Endicott College

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

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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 6 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.

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