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

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor'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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor'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 school tops our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the most popular school in Massachusetts for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northeastern University

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

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

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 values are for the top school 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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