2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Connecticut
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting was ranked 9th in Connecticut. In fact, 862 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Connecticut ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Connecticut
Check out the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of New Haven has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven. University of New Haven also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 4,526 students at University of New Haven that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,053 part time students in attendance at University of New Haven.
Albertus Magnus College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. 440 students at Albertus Magnus are exclusively online. 214 of Albertus Magnus students are attending part time.
Post University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population. Post University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut list.
About 5.2% of Post University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 13,026 students at Post University are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,163 part time students in attendance at Post University.
Our rankings recognize Sacred Heart University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sacred Heart, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 2,774 students at Sacred Heart that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,334 part time students in attendance at Sacred Heart.
Quinnipiac University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Quinnipiac has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 4,129 students at Quinnipiac that take at least one class online. About 1,458 of the students at Quinnipiac are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Bridgeport as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UBridgeport has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut ranking.
The student loan default rate at UBridgeport is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,056 students take at least one class online at UBridgeport. There are roughly 1,281 part time students in attendance at UBridgeport.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population. WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.7%. There are approximately 2,116 students at WestConn that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,281 part time students in attendance at WestConn.
Mitchell College earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of New London, Mitchell College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Mitchell College has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut ranking.
The student loan default rate at Mitchell College is lower than is typical, just 5.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 74 students take at least one class online at Mitchell College. 33 of Mitchell College students are attending part time.
University of Hartford earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. UHart also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut list, coming in at #6.
The student loan default rate at UHart is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. 1,149 students at UHart are exclusively online. 1,552 of UHart students are attending part time.
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 the rest 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).
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Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting was ranked 9th in Connecticut. In fact, 862 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
