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

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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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Texas with 8,278 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in Texas 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.

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Our 2023 rankings named South Texas College the most popular school in Texas for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 46% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 295 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at El Paso Community College, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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#3

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Texas. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

Women make up 53% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 62 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#7

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Central Texas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Killeen.

Of the 117 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Central Texas College, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#8

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

Blinn College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Blinn College is a large public school located in the distant town of Brenham.

Women make up 42% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#9

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. DMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.

About 48% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Collin County Community College District landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.

About 42% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 58% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
11 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX
11 McLennan Community College Waco, TX

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
New Mexico 630
Oklahoma 1,017

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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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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