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

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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #13 most popular major in Minnesota with 1,643 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 121 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Metro State, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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

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

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#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 74 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at St. Cloud State University, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Bemidji State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Minnesota. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Minnesota. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 66% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Winona State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at MSU Moorhead, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Of the 23 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SMU MN, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 52% 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 Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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 18 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.

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