Colleges that graduate the most homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors

Largest homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs

The 50 largest homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting

Where homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

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Most selective colleges for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting by state

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Every college for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting

All 517 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting page.

• Abilene Christian University 31
• Adelphi University 20
• Adrian College 23
• Alabama A&M University 38
• Alabama State University 58
• Alaska Anchorage 14
• Alaska Fairbanks 45
• Albany State University 73
• Albertus Magnus College 26
• Alcorn State University 23
• Alfred University 10
• Alice Lloyd College 23
• Allen University 11
• Alvernia University 27
• American International College 20
• Anderson University (SC) 28
• Angelo State University 64
• Anna Maria College 107
• Appalachian State University 107
• Arizona State University 277
• Arkansas Tech University 52
• Ashland University 20
• Auburn Montgomery 29
• Augusta University 24
• Aurora University 60
• Austin Peay State University 80
• Averett University 22
• Azusa Pacific University 14
• Baldwin Wallace University 15
• Ball State University 85
• Barry University 15
• Barton College 12
• Bellarmine University 11
• Bellevue University 43
• Belmont Abbey College 20
• Bemidji State University 33
• Benedict College 30
• Benedictine University 10
• Bethany College (KS) 13
• Bethel University (TN) 138
• Bethune-Cookman University 23
• Bluefield State University 10
• Bluefield University 27
• Bob Jones University 13
• Boise State University 182
• Bowie State University 89
• Bowling Green State University 119
• Bradley University 15
• Brewton-Parker Christian University 10
• Briar Cliff University 11
• Bridgeport University 17
• Bridgewater State University 125
• Bryan College 13
• Buffalo State University 79
• Cal State Chico 118
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 198
• Cal State East Bay 119
• Cal State Fullerton 380
• Cal State Long Beach 328
• Cal State Los Angeles 423
• Cal State Northridge 395
• Cal State San Bernardino 259
• Cal State San Marcos 18
• Cal State Stanislaus 182
• Caldwell University 22
• California Baptist University 63
• California University of PA 28
• Calumet College of St. Joseph 71
• Cameron University 19
• Campbell University 35
• Campbellsville University 28
• Canisius University 16
• Carthage College 25
• Cedarville University 19
• Central Christian College 17
• Central Christian College of Kansas 17
• Central Methodist University 17
• Central Michigan University 31
• Central Missouri 110
• Central Oklahoma 232
• Central State University 204
• Central Washington University 126
• Chadron State College 21
• Chaminade University 32
• Charleston Southern University 20
• Charleston University (WV) 33
• Chestnut Hill College 27
• Chicago State University 16
• Chowan University 20
• Claflin University 24
• Clarion University 28
• Clark Atlanta University 40
• Clayton State University 19
• Coastal Carolina University 19
• College of Coastal Georgia 18
• College of the Ozarks 12
• Colorado Christian University 22
• Colorado Mesa University 76
• Columbia College (MO) 76
• Columbia College (SC) 35
• Columbus State University 47
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 174
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 174
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 174
• Concordia University Nebraska 14
• Concordia University St. Paul 27
• Concordia University Wisconsin 28
• Coppin State University 36
• Culver-Stockton College 13
• Cumberland University 20
• Curry College 53
• Dalton State College 25
• Defiance College 14
• DeSales University 31
• Dillard University 19
• Duquesne University 11
• East Central University 23
• East Stroudsburg University 57
• East Tennessee State University 63
• East Texas A&M University 220
• Eastern Illinois University 33
• Eastern Kentucky University 253
• Eastern New Mexico University 42
• Eastern Oregon University 44
• Edinboro University 28
• Edward Waters University 23
• Elizabeth City State University 61
• Elmhurst University 23
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 32
• Embry-Riddle Prescott 18
• Emporia State University 13
• Endicott College 34
• Fairmont State University 40
• Faulkner University 73
• Fayetteville State University 134
• Felician University 18
• Ferris State University 159
• Fisher College 21
• Florida A&M University 104
• Florida Atlantic University 291
• Florida Gulf Coast University 200
• Florida International University 559
• Florida Memorial University 11
• Florida National University 12
• Florida State University 539
• Fort Hays State University 43
• Fort Valley State University 37
• Franklin Pierce University 17
• Freed-Hardeman University 20
• Friends University 13
• Frostburg State University 33
• Gannon University 30
• Gardner-Webb University 26
• George Mason University 488
• George Washington University 56
• Georgia College 25
• Georgia Gwinnett College 67
• Georgia Southwestern State 17
• Georgia State University 143
• Georgian Court University 10
• Glenville State University 24
• Goldey-Beacom College 10
• Governors State University 36
• Grace College 10
• Graceland University 10
• Grambling State University 87
• Grand Canyon University 524
• Grand Valley State University 100
• Grand View University 15
• Guilford College 17
• Hampton University 31
• Harding University 16
• Harris-Stowe State University 26
• Hawaii Hilo 22
• Hawaii Pacific University 21
• High Point University 44
• Holy Family University 28
• Hood College 12
• Howard University 64
• Huston-Tillotson University 18
• Idaho State University 30
• Illinois Springfield 26
• Illinois State University 156
• Indiana State University 21
• Indiana Tech 19
• Indiana University 85
• Indiana University Indianapolis 115
• Indiana Wesleyan University 13
• Iona University 45
• Iowa State University 98
• IU East 49
• IU Kokomo 27
• IU Northwest 24
• IU South Bend 21
• IU Southeast 22
• Jackson State University 75
• Jacksonville State University 130
• Jarvis Christian University 24
• Jessup University 12
• Kansas Wesleyan University 13
• Kean University 191
• Keene State College 26
• Keiser University 148
• Kennesaw State University 275
• Kent State University 118
• Kentucky State University 20
• Kutztown University 71
• La Salle University 28
• La Sierra University 52
• Lake Erie College 11
• Lake Superior State University 31
• Lamar University 78
• Lancaster Bible College 10
• Lane College 13
• Langston University 26
• Lees-McRae College 19
• LeMoyne-Owen College 10
• Lenoir-Rhyne University 14
• Lewis University 98
• Lewis-Clark State College 13
• Liberty University 638
• Lincoln University (MO) 11
• Lincoln University (PA) 32
• Lindenwood University 62
• Lindsey Wilson University 15
• Livingstone College 10
• Long Island University 27
• Longwood University 31
• Lourdes University 11
• Loyola University Chicago 89
• LSU Alexandria 36
• LSU Shreveport 15
• Lynn University 35
• Madonna University 47
• Marist University 51
• Mars Hill University 18
• Marshall University 35
• Mary University 18
• McDaniel College 17
• McNeese State University 28
• Mercer University 19
• Mercy University 72
• Merrimack College 61
• Metro State Denver 136
• Michigan State University 195
• Mid-America Christian University 13
• Middle Tennessee State University 160
• Midland University 18
• Midway University 12
• Midwestern State University 23
• Miles College 15
• Millersville University 11
• Minnesota State Mankato 82
• Minnesota State Moorhead 27
• Minot State University 35
• Mississippi College 25
• Missouri Baptist University 20
• Missouri Southern State 50
• Missouri Western State 24
• Molloy University 20
• Monmouth University 57
• Montana State Billings 14
• Montana State Northern 11
• Morris College 10
• Mount Mercy University 14
• Mount Olive University 19
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University 10
• Murray State University 17
• Muskingum University 14
• Nebraska-Kearney 20
• New Mexico Highlands 12
• New Mexico State University 140
• Newberry College 16
• Nicholls State University 14
• Nichols College 24
• North Carolina A&T State University 133
• North Carolina Central University 105
• North Dakota State University 43
• North Georgia 125
• Northeastern State University 80
• Northeastern University 72
• Northern Arizona University 17
• Northern Kentucky University 43
• Northern Michigan University 55
• Northern State University 12
• Northwestern Oklahoma State 12
• Northwestern State University 56
• Norwich University 111
• Nova Southeastern University 26
• Oakland City University 10
• Oakland University 63
• Ohio Northern University 15
• Ohio University 10
• Oklahoma Panhandle State University 13
• Olivet Nazarene University 27
• Our Lady of the Lake University 24
• Pace University 57
• Park University 92
• Parkside University (WI) 40
• Penn State University 296
• Peru State College 20
• Philander Smith University 13
• Pitt-Johnstown 15
• Pittsburg State University 24
• Plymouth State University 55
• Point Loma Nazarene University 24
• Portland State University 123
• Post University 154
• Prairie View A&M University 89
• Providence University (MT) 11
• Purdue Northwest 23
• Quinnipiac University 36
• Radford University 77
• Regent University 48
• Regis University 15
• Reinhardt University 13
• Rhode Island College 43
• Rider University 30
• Roanoke College 17
• Robert Morris University 75
• Roberts Wesleyan University 18
• Rochester Institute of Technology 21
• Rockhurst University 12
• Roger Williams University 116
• Rogers State University 11
• Rowan University 263
• Rutgers University 172
• Rutgers-Camden 50
• Rutgers-Newark 156
• Sacramento State University 551
• Sacred Heart University 64
• Saginaw Valley State University 63
• Saint Leo University 209
• Saint Louis University 39
• Saint Martin's University 14
• Saint Xavier University 35
• Salve Regina University 38
• Sam Houston State University 824
• San Diego State University 542
• San Francisco State University 168
• San Jose State University 250
• Savannah State University 39
• SE Oklahoma State 25
• Seattle University 50
• Seton Hall University 41
• Seton Hill University 21
• Shaw University 16
• Shepherd University 21
• Shippensburg University 51
• Shorter University 15
• Sioux Falls University 18
• Slippery Rock University 34
• South Carolina State University 18
• Southeast Missouri State University 44
• Southeastern Louisiana University 67
• Southeastern University 24
• Southern Arkansas University 20
• Southern Illinois University 21
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 70
• Southern New Hampshire University 1,059
• Southern Oregon University 25
• Southern University 82
• Southern University New Orleans 35
• Southern Utah University 51
• Southwestern College (KS) 21
• Springfield College 16
• St. Ambrose University 24
• St. Cloud State University 33
• St. Edward's University 31
• St. John's University 138
• St. Mary's University (TX) 33
• St. Thomas Aquinas College 30
• St. Thomas University (FL) 27
• Stephen F. Austin State University 46
• Sterling College 10
• Stevenson University 45
• Stockton University 139
• Suffolk University 38
• SUNY Brockport 64
• SUNY Fredonia 17
• SUNY Oneonta 48
• SUNY Oswego 101
• SUNY Plattsburgh 37
• SUNY Potsdam 18
• SW Minnesota State 13
• SW Oklahoma State 10
• Talladega College 16
• TAMU Texarkana 17
• Tarleton State University 191
• Temple University 176
• Tennessee State University 40
• Tennessee Wesleyan University 14
• Texas A&M International 166
• Texas A&M Kingsville 26
• Texas A&M University 40
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 60
• Texas Christian University 65
• Texas Southern University 74
• Texas State University 327
• Texas Wesleyan University 28
• Texas Woman's University 29
• The Citadel 44
• The College of New Jersey 39
• Thomas More University 11
• Thomas University 32
• Tiffin University 71
• Trevecca Nazarene University 10
• Trine University 36
• Troy University 115
• Truman State University 14
• Tulane University 13
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 27
• U of Indianapolis 27
• U.S. Air Force Academy 33
• UC Colorado Springs 141
• UMass Lowell 172
• UNC Charlotte 190
• UNC Pembroke 109
• University at Albany 271
• University of Akron 97
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 110
• University of Arizona 136
• University of Arkansas 73
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 49
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 23
• University of Central Florida 502
• University of Cincinnati 202
• University of Dayton 47
• University of Detroit Mercy 12
• University of Georgia 72
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette 46
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 32
• University of Louisville 131
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore 23
• University of Memphis 90
• University of Mississippi 115
• University of Nebraska 38
• University of Nebraska Omaha 242
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 297
• University of Nevada, Reno 145
• University of New Hampshire 66
• University of New Mexico 91
• University of North Alabama 28
• University of North Dakota 93
• University of North Florida 132
• University of North Texas 248
• University of Northern Colorado 67
• University of Northern Iowa 19
• University of Northwestern St. Paul 13
• University of Oklahoma 43
• University of Pikeville 17
• University of Pittsburgh 87
• University of Scranton 33
• University of South Alabama 29
• University of South Carolina 202
• University of South Dakota 42
• University of Southern California 49
• University of Southern Indiana 29
• University of Southern Mississippi 116
• University of Tampa 12
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 99
• University of Texas at Arlington 147
• University of Texas at El Paso 354
• University of Texas at San Antonio 243
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 446
• University of the Cumberlands 49
• University of the Incarnate Word 39
• University of Toledo 64
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 86
• University of Wyoming 68
• USC Upstate 81
• UT Martin 34
• UT Permian Basin 20
• UT Tyler 49
• Utah Valley University 231
• Utica University 117
• UW-Eau Claire 50
• UW-Oshkosh 58
• UW-Platteville 110
• Valdosta State University 65
• Virginia Commonwealth University 249
• Virginia State University 56
• Voorhees University 11
• Waldorf University 187
• Walsh University 11
• Washburn University 53
• Wayland Baptist University 56
• Wayne State College (NE) 71
• Wayne State University (MI) 122
• Webber International University 15
• Weber State University 104
• West Chester University 140
• West Florida 83
• West Liberty University 15
• West Texas A&M 48
• West Virginia University 102
• Western Carolina University 139
• Western Illinois University 185
• Western Michigan University 56
• Western New Mexico University 18
• Western Oregon University 61
• Wichita State University 96
• Widener University 10
• Wiley University 13
• William Carey University 12
• William Jessup University 12
• William Paterson University 142
• Wilmington University (DE) 48
• Wingate University 18
• Winona State University 26
• Winston-Salem State University 36
• WV State University 34
• WV Wesleyan College 15
• WVU Tech 23
• Xavier University 22
• York College (PA) 37
• Youngstown State University 83

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