2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$44,436
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 142,610 people earned their degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,355 and had an average of $25,230 in loans still to pay off.
Across Hawaii, there were 355 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,612 and $37,270 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii master’s degree vets studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
Top 1 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Hawaii
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Hawaii for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Chaminade University of Honolulu landed the #1 spot on the list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Chaminade University of Honolulu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list.Of the 2,208 students enrolled at Chaminade University of Honolulu, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 234 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Chaminade University of Honolulu does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Chaminade University of Honolulu]](/colleges/chaminade-university-of-honolulu/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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