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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Plains States region, there were 7,754 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,569 and $29,396 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 66 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Walden University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Full Capella University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at UNOMAHA
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
University of North Dakota landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at UND
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