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

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17,049 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,968 Avg Cost*

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

This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 129 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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 the Southeast Region

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.

Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Bethel University
McKenzie, TN

Bethel University has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie. Bethel also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region rankings.

About 3.5% of Bethel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,747 students at Bethel are exclusively online. About 1,872 of the students at Bethel are attending part time.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Bethel University Report

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American Public University System comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, American Military University has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at American Military University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. All 48,298 students take classes exclusively online at American Military University. About 45,236 of the students at American Military University are attending part time.

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George Mason University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GMU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at GMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at George Mason University Report

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond. Eastern excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list.

The student loan default rate at Eastern is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,888 students at Eastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,026 part time students in attendance at Eastern.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Eastern Kentucky University

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #8.

The student loan default rate at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. 9,661 students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,171 part time students in attendance at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population. VCU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL

Saint Leo University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. St. Leo University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo. St. Leo University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. 6,380 students at St. Leo University are exclusively online. 2,071 of St. Leo University students are attending part time.

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Fayetteville State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 6.0%. 3,490 of Fayetteville State University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,619 students are part time.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. 8,311 students are part time.

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Florida Atlantic University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, FAU also did well on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 14,436 students at FAU that take at least one class online. 11,860 of FAU students are attending part time.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida Atlantic University

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St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL

The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St Petersburg College. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of St. Petersburg.

About 3.4% of SPC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 13,254 of SPC students are exclusively distance learners. 17,317 of SPC students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Saint Augustine's University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. SAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

390 of SAU students are attending part time.

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The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State College at Jacksonville. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

About 2.8% of FSCJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,664 of FSCJ students are exclusively distance learners. About 14,822 of the students at FSCJ are attending part time.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida State College at Jacksonville Report

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL

Our rankings recognize Faulkner University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Montgomery.

The student loan default rate at Faulkner is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. 1,183 students at Faulkner are exclusively online. About 827 of the students at Faulkner are attending part time.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Faulkner University Report

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Florida International University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, FIU also did well on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The student loan default rate at FIU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,632 students at FIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,664 part time students in attendance at FIU.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida International University

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University of Central Florida comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 of UCF students are attending part time.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Central Florida

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 79,906 students at Liberty University are exclusively online. There are roughly 41,876 part time students in attendance at Liberty University.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Liberty University

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Radford University
Radford, VA

The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Radford University. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 4,017 students at Radford that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,252 part time students in attendance at Radford.

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North Carolina Wesleyan College earned the #19 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at North Carolina Wesleyan College is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 372 students take at least one class online at North Carolina Wesleyan College. About 257 of the students at North Carolina Wesleyan College are attending part time.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at North Carolina Wesleyan College Report

Rest of the Top Schools for Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting that almost earned our Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
20 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
21 Lees - McRae College Banner Elk, NC
22 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
23 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL
24 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
25 Marymount University Arlington, VA

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 schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,988
Mississippi 407
Florida 4,269
Virginia 2,118
Alabama 1,638
Georgia 1,499
Tennessee 946
West Virginia 1,693
South Carolina 693
Louisiana 569
Kentucky 715
Arkansas 462

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