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Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 4th in West Virginia. In fact, 2,543 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in West Virginia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online associate degree in West Virginia. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at American Military University, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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#2

Salem University

Salem, WV

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Salem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Salem.

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

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at New River Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in West Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Beaver, New River Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Glenville State College

Glenville, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glenville State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the remote town of Glenville, Glenville State College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Charleston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
Mississippi 640
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112

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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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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