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 “Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” 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 North Carolina, there were 5,418 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,784 and $27,254 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mars Hill University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. This small school is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Mars Hill Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Fayetteville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Methodist
Guilford College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Guilford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Barton College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Barton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilson, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barton College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
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