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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

33 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 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.

The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Waldorf University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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

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#4

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 39% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 33 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

About 69% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Bemidji State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public college with a small student population.

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 Bemidji State University Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 64 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Capella University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#8

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Wayne State College Report

Southeast Missouri State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Southeast Missouri State University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Fort Hays State 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 #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at FHSU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Fort Hays State University Report

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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 25 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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