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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 142,610 people earned their degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 19,493 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,065 and $25,607 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prairie View A & M University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region list. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 221 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.

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