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

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$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, 57 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Montana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Montana 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Montana State University - Northern to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Montana. Located in the remote town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public school with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Montana State University - Northern

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Billings is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

About 22% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#3

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Providence is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Great Falls.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Providence Report

#4

Montana Bible College

Bozeman, MT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Montana Bible College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Montana. Montana Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bozeman.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Montana Bible College Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,591
Utah 808
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

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 4 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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