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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

Of the 259 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at University of New Haven, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

Women make up 45% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 103 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Boston U, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#5

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Salve Regina 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 the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

New England College

Henniker, NH

New England College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. NEC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Henniker.

About 23% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

Anna Maria College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

Women make up 21% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Northeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Roger Williams University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

Women make up 71% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
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 averages are for the top 26 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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