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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$72,554 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at OSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Southern University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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

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#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Of the 2 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Texas State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
New Mexico 630
Oklahoma 1,017

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 6 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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