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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska

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$32,705 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Alaska. With 140 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Alaska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alaska to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Alaska Fairbanks the most popular school in Alaska for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. UAF is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UAF, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Alaska. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Alaska that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Southeast landed the # 3 spot on the list. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Alaska Southeast

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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

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 3 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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