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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 582 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 77% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 4 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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