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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana

10 Colleges
$33,282 Avg Salary
$24,378 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

In 2020-2021, 57 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Montana college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Montana to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found Montana State University - Northern to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Montana. Located in the town of Havre, Montana State University - Northern is a public college with a small student population.

On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Montana State University - Northern take out $24,945 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University - Billings is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school located in the city of Billings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Helena College University of Montana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Helena, Helena College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Blackfeet Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana list. Located in the rural area of Browning, BCC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Providence

Great Falls, MT

The excellent programs at University of Providence helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Montana. University of Providence is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Great Falls.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at University of Providence take out an average of $23,810 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Flathead Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Dawson Community College

Glendive, MT

Dawson Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana list. DCC is a fairly small public school located in the town of Glendive.

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Montana State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

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Salish Kootenai College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana list. Located in the rural area of Pablo, SKC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Montana Bible College

Bozeman, MT

Montana Bible College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Montana list. Montana Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Bozeman.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,591
Utah 808
Idaho 312
Wyoming 202

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 10 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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