by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,020 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,241 and $27,394 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 285 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school handed out 117 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CCU is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Christian University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 24 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Colorado ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 9 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 University of Northern Colorado Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
University of Providence landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Falls, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Providence
With a ranking of #8, Weber State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 15 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Weber State University
University of Denver came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Denver
Utah Valley University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UVU Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
With a ranking of #11, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Boise State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
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