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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region

28 Colleges
$43,627 Avg Salary
$23,909 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.

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The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the New England Region to see which online 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from SNHU take out $26,230 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $352, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Post University take out is $31,664.

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#3

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region list. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Anna Maria accumulate an average of around $24,534 in student debt.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Husson take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $233.

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The excellent online programs at Middlesex 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 New England Region . Located in the suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Middlesex Community College take out is $9,969.

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#6

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Sacred Heart take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking. Bristol is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Bristol accumulate an average of around $9,938 in student debt.

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Holyoke Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Holyoke Community College accumulate an average of around $6,495 in student debt.

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#9

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Connecticut 1,629
Vermont 344

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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 26 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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