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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

73 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found California State University - Sacramento to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 41% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Fullerton is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 55% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 41% are male.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 39% are male.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Women make up 63% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Of the 302 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at CSULB, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

Of the 295 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at CSUDH, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 41% 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
12 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
13 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
14 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Hawaii 270
Nevada 764
Alaska 140

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 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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