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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico

5 Colleges
352 Bachelor's Degrees
$21,567 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New MexicoOut of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting was ranked 9th in New Mexico. In fact, 352 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 0.6% 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 New Mexico ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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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.

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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

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

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Mexico that are best for non-traditional homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico ranking.

The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 3.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,734 students take at least one class online at NMSU Main Campus. There are roughly 3,478 part time students in attendance at NMSU Main Campus.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western New Mexico University. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Western New Mexico University has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico ranking.

The student loan default rate at Western New Mexico University is lower than is typical, just 4.5% of students default in three years. 1,516 students at Western New Mexico University are exclusively online. 1,621 of Western New Mexico University students are attending part time.

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New Mexico Highlands University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population. New Mexico Highlands University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. 1,449 students at New Mexico Highlands University are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,042 part time students in attendance at New Mexico Highlands University.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population. ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico list.

About 3.0% of ENMU - Main Campus students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,997 students at ENMU - Main Campus are exclusively online. 2,621 students are part time.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population. UNM also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.

About 2.6% of UNM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,254 students at UNM that take at least one class online. 7,459 of UNM students are attending part time.

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

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 5,076
Arizona 2,185
Oklahoma 610

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