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

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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 #13 most popular major in Missouri with 1,500 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Missouri 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.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in Missouri for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 121 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Webster, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Missouri. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 69% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Missouri State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Of the 5 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Southeast Missouri State University, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 8 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Missouri Baptist 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 suburb of Saint Louis, MBU 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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With a ranking of #7, Missouri Southern State 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. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

Of the 3 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Missouri Southern, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 8 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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