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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

27 Colleges
6,757 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,640 Avg Cost*

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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National University crest
National University
San Diego, CA

National University has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego. National University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Far Western US Region list.

About 1.1% of National University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 11,960 students at National University are exclusively online. 8,705 of National University students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Los Angeles as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Cal State LA is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,268 students take at least one class online at Cal State LA. There are roughly 5,425 part time students in attendance at Cal State LA.

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Chaminade University of Honolulu comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu. Chaminade University of Honolulu also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. There are approximately 781 students at Chaminade University of Honolulu that take at least one class online. 433 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize California State University - Sacramento as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,876 students take at least one class online at Sac State. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.

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California State University - Stanislaus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

The student loan default rate at Stan State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,993 students take at least one class online at Stan State. 2,273 of Stan State students are attending part time.

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Washington State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman. Wazzu also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 of Wazzu students are attending part time.

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California State University - East Bay earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.

About 1.3% of Cal State East Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 7,069 of Cal State East Bay students are exclusively distance learners. 3,650 of Cal State East Bay students are attending part time.

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San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Far Western US Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. 9,800 of San Jose State students are attending part time.

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California State University - Fullerton earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cal State Fullerton has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Far Western US Region ranking.

About 0.8% of Cal State Fullerton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 25,781 students take at least one class online at Cal State Fullerton. There are roughly 10,634 part time students in attendance at Cal State Fullerton.

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Central Washington University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at CWU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,411 students at CWU that take at least one class online. About 1,565 of the students at CWU are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,314
Washington 395
Hawaii 134
Oregon 314
Nevada 405
Alaska 104

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