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

7 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 9th in New Mexico. In fact, 630 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Mexico 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 analysis found New Mexico State University - Dona Ana to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online associate degree in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 52% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at New Mexico Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at New Mexico Junior College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Grants helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Grants, NMSU Grants is a public college with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Ruidoso, ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. NMSU Alamogordo is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Alamogordo.

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

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
Oklahoma 1,017

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 7 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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