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Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

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

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

In 2020-2021, 289 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine 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.

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

#1

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Husson University the most popular school in Maine for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Women make up 47% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Waterville, Thomas College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine at Presque Isle is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Presque Isle, UMPI is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UMPI, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Joseph’s College of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Standish, Saint Joseph's Maine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Fort Kent did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMFK is a small public school located in the rural area of Fort Kent.

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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
Rhode Island 582
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 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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