2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

an associate degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 261 associate degrees in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

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 Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Maryland Schools for an Associate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

1

Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Community College of Baltimore County if you want to pursue an associate degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Community College of Baltimore County

2

Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting has to check out Prince George's Community College. PGCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Largo.More information about a associate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Prince George’s Community College

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	36	831
New York	36	3,722
New Jersey	35	1,260
Delaware	21	95
District of Columbia	13	5

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	192
Other Homeland Security	29
Security Science and Technology	21
Fire Protection	14
Homeland Security	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	128

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler. More about our data sources and methodologies.