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

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

In 2020-2021, 2,955 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

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 Massachusetts.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in Massachusetts for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bridgewater State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 37% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 154 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UMass Boston, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#4

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Out of the 29 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Westfield State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Westfield, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salem State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

About 45% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#6

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Anna Maria College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#7

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Worcester State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.

About 36% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#8

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Buzzards Bay.

About 16% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 84% are male.

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#9

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.

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

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#10

Curry College

Milton, MA

Curry College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
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 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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