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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Virginia with 3,572 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at GMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at George Mason University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Management and Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Virginia. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

About 8% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 92% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Management and Technology Report

#5

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Virginia 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 Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Of the 7 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Radford, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Radford University Report

#7

Averett University

Danville, VA

Averett University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. AU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Danville.

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

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#7

South University, Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA

South University, Virginia Beach 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 #7 on the list. South University, Virginia Beach is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Norfolk State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Norfolk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#10

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI 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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large 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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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
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338

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 14 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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