by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 2,390 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,274 and $30,799 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 250 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 7 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school awarded 117 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 40 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 Colorado list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full UCCS Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
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 Colorado 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.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado ranking. 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 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 University of Northern Colorado Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Colorado 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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