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

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$51,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in Massachusetts for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 38% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 62% are male.

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#4

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 21% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 79% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 88% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#6

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

Westfield State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Westfield, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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#7

Curry College

Milton, MA

Curry College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the suburb of Milton, Curry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

With a ranking of #8, Merrimack College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

Of the 22 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Merrimack, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#9

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #9, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#9

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Maritime is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay.

Of the 16 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Maritime, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Report

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

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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 averages are for the top 16 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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