IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

35 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in 2023: 4,191 degrees, 5% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (2.4% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Sam Houston State University graduated the most (824, 20.4% of its class). 24 of the 35 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 87%; the most selective is Huston-Tillotson University at 39%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

4,191

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

at these colleges

Median acceptance

87%

24 public, 11 private

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Sam Houston State University	Public	824	20.4%	90%	1160
2	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	446	8.9%	94%	1090
3	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	354	8.8%	100%	1090
4	Texas State University	Public	327	4.8%	89%	1200
5	University of North Texas	Public	248	3.3%	72%	1230
6	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	243	4.1%	87%	1200
7	East Texas A&M University	Public	220	12.2%	92%	1090
8	Tarleton State University	Public	191	6.5%	90%	1100
9	Texas A&M International	Public	166	12.2%	44%	1120
10	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	147	2.1%	80%	1200
11	Prairie View A&M University	Public	89	6.8%	79%	1030
12	Lamar University	Public	78	4.8%	86%	1090
13	Texas Southern University	Public	74	7.1%	97%	1010
14	Texas Christian University	Private	65	2.6%	44%	1370
15	Angelo State University	Public	64	5.9%	83%	1100
16	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	60	3.9%	89%	1120
17	Wayland Baptist University	Private	56	11.6%	56%	1120
18	UT Tyler	Public	49	2.6%	94%	1120
19	West Texas A&M	Public	48	3%	99%	1120
20	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	46	2.3%	94%	1120
21	Texas A&M University	Public	40	0.3%	57%	1380
22	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	39	3.9%	98%	1100
23	St. Mary's University (TX)	Private	33	8.5%	98%	1150
24	Abilene Christian University	Private	31	4.2%	66%	1210
25	St. Edward's University	Private	31	5%	81%	1150
26	Texas Woman's University	Public	29	1.3%	96%	1120
27	Texas Wesleyan University	Private	28	9.7%	69%	1120
28	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	26	2.9%	91%	1120
29	Jarvis Christian University	Private	24	18.3%	50%	1000
30	Our Lady of the Lake University	Private	24	8.6%	65%	1120
31	Midwestern State University	Public	23	2.3%	94%	1100
32	UT Permian Basin	Public	20	2.2%	95%	1120
33	Huston-Tillotson University	Private	18	10.9%	39%	1000
34	TAMU Texarkana	Public	17	4.6%	78%	1100
35	Wiley University	Private	13	16.7%	50%	1000

Questions about homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges in Texas

What is the best college for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs in Texas are Sam Houston State University (824), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (446), University of Texas at El Paso (354). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Texas college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Texas offer homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting?

35 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in 2023, 24 public and 11 private, for 4,191 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Texas?

At the 24 public universities on this list, Texas residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges, nationally →AL · 11 MS · 6 NC · 23 AZ · 5 TN · 15 IN · 18 KY · 13 FL · 22 ID · 3 OH · 21 IL · 16 CA · 21 NY · 22 MI · 13 SC · 15 MD · 7 PA · 30 VA · 11 GA · 22 LA · 13 All colleges in Texas →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.