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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,695 people earned their degree in other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services, making the major the 355th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 873 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 575 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s. VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services list, VCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. VCU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 66 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.
FAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 30,805 students enrolled at Florida Atlantic University, 708 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida Atlantic University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida Atlantic University]](/colleges/florida-atlantic-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
Tulane also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tulane University of Louisiana]](/colleges/tulane-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.
MDC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 46,523 students enrolled at Miami Dade College, 907 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 607 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,371. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s. Savannah State University is a small public school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 25 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.
Savannah State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 3,488 students enrolled at Savannah State University, 285 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,337. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Savannah State University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, St Petersburg College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s list. Clearwater, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
SPC also made our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 26,430 students enrolled at St Petersburg College, 1,273 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 820 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,870. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to qualified students.
FSW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Florida SouthWestern State College supports 15,141 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,770. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Florida SouthWestern State College Veteran Student Life Report
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services list, FSCJ has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,072 of the 22,344 students enrolled at Florida State College at Jacksonville were GI Bill® students, of which 1,533 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,070. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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