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

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

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

With 640 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

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 Mississippi.

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the most popular school in Mississippi for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Ole Miss is a fairly large public school located in the town of University.

About 46% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#2

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William Carey University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at William Carey University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delta State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 25% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Jackson State 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 Mississippi. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jackson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

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Mississippi Valley State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school located in the town of Itta Bena.

Women make up 50% 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 Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112

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 7 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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