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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 49% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Central Washington University

#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 198 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at National University, 63% are male and 37% are female.

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Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Of the 111 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UW Tacoma, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Report

Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Of the 78 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UAF, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University 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 bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Brandman University Report

Chaminade University of Honolulu 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 bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

Women make up 64% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Chaminade University of Honolulu

#8

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

With a ranking of #8, Eastern Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of La Grande, EOU is a public college with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Hawaii Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Hawaii Pacific University

California State University - San Marcos came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at California State University - San Marcos

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State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Hawaii 270
Nevada 764
Alaska 140

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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 16 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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