2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado
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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 10th in Colorado. In fact, 1,100 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Colorado ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.3%. 23,963 students at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are exclusively online. 8,289 of Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs students are attending part time.
Metropolitan State University of Denver comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver. MSU Denver also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Colorado list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at MSU Denver is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 students are part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCCS has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Colorado ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. About 4,071 of the students at UCCS are attending part time.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver. CU Anschutz also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Colorado list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. About 11,636 of the students at CU Anschutz are attending part time.
University of Northern Colorado earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Colorado ranking.
The student loan default rate at University of Northern Colorado is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. 3,468 students are part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado Mesa University. Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Colorado Mesa has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Colorado ranking.
About 3.4% of Colorado Mesa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,172 students at Colorado Mesa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,203 part time students in attendance at Colorado Mesa.
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 10th in Colorado. In fact, 1,100 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees in the country.
