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

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

With 1,591 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Colorado 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.

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

Our analysis found Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 417 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 201 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at MSU Denver, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

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

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Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at University of Northern Colorado, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 81 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at CU Anschutz, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 79 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#7

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Colorado Mesa, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Colorado Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Women make up 33% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#10

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 808
Montana 57
Idaho 312
Wyoming 202

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 13 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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