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

6 Colleges
$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, 57 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Montana 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Helena College University of Montana to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Montana. Located in the town of Helena, Helena College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Helena College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Billings is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the midsize city of Billings.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Blackfeet Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Browning, BCC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

Dawson Community College

Glendive, MT

The in-demand associate degree programs at Dawson Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Montana. DCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Glendive.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, Flathead Valley Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

With a ranking of #6, University of Providence did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. University of Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,591
Utah 808
Idaho 312
Wyoming 202

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 6 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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