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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs 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.

#1

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Grantham University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Grantham University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Waldorf University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 18% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 82% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Southeast Community College Area helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Plains States Region . Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

About 57% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 24% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 76% are male.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Northeast 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 Plains States Region . Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Northeast, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#6

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 55% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#7

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Central Community College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 27% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, United Tribes Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. United Tribes Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bismarck.

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

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#9

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

Ridgewater College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Willmar, Ridgewater College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Ridgewater College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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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 28 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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