2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefightingdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #26 out of the 36 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 121 doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for Your Doctor's Degree

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 doctor's 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 much debt homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 schools for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students working on their doctor's degree.

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

1

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

National American University - Rapid City is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Located in the city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from National American University - Rapid City

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Capella University is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Capella University

2

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Walden University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Walden University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Walden University

3

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

North Dakota State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

4

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting has to check out University of North Dakota. UND is a large public university located in the city of Grand Forks.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from University of North Dakota

5

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the city of Omaha.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from University of Nebraska at Omaha

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	103
Nebraska	24	3
North Dakota	21	3

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	94
Homeland Security	25
Other Homeland Security	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	2,092

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.