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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 Rocky Mountains Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services” 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 17 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services 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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region vets studying other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 17 ’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Utah Valley University supports 40,936 students, and 813 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 379 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah Valley University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Highest Paid Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Graduates in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Most Popular Colleges for Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services in the Rocky Mountains Region
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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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