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

7 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, 582 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Our 2023 rankings named Roger Williams University the most popular school in Rhode Island for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 47% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at JWU Providence, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Women make up 49% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

Of the 15 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at New England Tech, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
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 7 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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