2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Plains States 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.
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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 71% are male.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 61% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 39% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 28% are male.
Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
Of the 30 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Bellevue University, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Women make up 22% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report
Columbia College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 54% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Columbia College Report
Mount Mercy University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.
Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
University of Kansas 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. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at KU, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Kansas Report
University of Central Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.
Women make up 31% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Central Missouri Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 722 |
| Minnesota | 1,643 |
| Iowa | 883 |
| South Dakota | 154 |
| Missouri | 1,500 |
| Nebraska | 729 |
| North Dakota | 271 |
Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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