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

47 Colleges
3,153 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,043 Avg Cost*

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

This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking analyzed 47 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 Plains States 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 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Central Christian College of Kansas has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. Central Christian College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of McPherson. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Central Christian College has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Central Christian College is lower than is typical, just 3.6% of students default in three years. 268 students at Central Christian College are exclusively online. About 74 of the students at Central Christian College are attending part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region ranking.

About 0.3% of UNOMAHA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,191 students take at least one class online at UNOMAHA. About 4,328 of the students at UNOMAHA are attending part time.

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University of Central Missouri comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,050 students take at least one class online at UCM. 3,727 of UCM students are attending part time.

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Walden University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The student loan default rate at Walden University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 46,455 students at Walden University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 27,673 students are part time.

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Capella University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

About 1.7% of Lindenwood University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,030 students take at least one class online at Lindenwood University. 2,413 students are part time.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Concordia University, Saint Paul is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 students are part time.

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Peru State College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

The student loan default rate at Peru State is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. 976 students at Peru State are exclusively online. About 874 of the students at Peru State are attending part time.

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SMU MN has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,839 of SMU MN students are exclusively distance learners. 1,444 of SMU MN students are attending part time.

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National American University - Rapid City comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rapid City.

The student loan default rate at National American University - Rapid City is lower than is typical, just 3.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,204 students at National American University - Rapid City and they are all exclusively distance learners. 989 of National American University - Rapid City students 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 schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 938
Kansas 482
Minnesota 633
Iowa 543
South Dakota 95
Nebraska 513
North Dakota 236

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