2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Pennsylvania, there were 4,340 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,378 and $25,966 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,028 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. To top this list, a school must have a successful homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate”.

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Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Pennsylvania

1

California University of Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.

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2

Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#13 overall quality in Pennsylvania

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in Pennsylvania for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

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• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.