2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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Ranked Colleges
358
Degrees Awarded
$30,700
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,355 and had an average of $25,230 in loans still to pay off.
Across Idaho, there were 358 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $18,304 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho vets studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
Top 3 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans in Idaho
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 127 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Boise State University supports 24,069 students, and 1,134 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 798 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Boise State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Boise State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school handed out 52 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, College of Southern Idaho supports 7,321 students, and 122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 73 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,264. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at College of Southern Idaho]](/colleges/college-of-southern-idaho/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Idaho for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 60 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
CWI also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, CWI supports 10,200 students, and 406 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 213 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,155. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CWI offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full College of Western Idaho Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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