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Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Montana

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

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

In 2020-2021, 57 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Montana 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.

#1

Dawson Community College

Glendive, MT

Our 2023 rankings named Dawson Community College the most popular online school in Montana for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. DCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Glendive.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Montana. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,591
Utah 808
Idaho 312
Wyoming 202

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 2 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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