2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 140,205 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,031 and had an average of $23,400 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 7,009 homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,384 and $24,638 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 94 homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region

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National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National American University - Rapid City. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 8 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at National American University - Rapid City

4

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region. UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at North Dakota State University

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Full University of North Dakota Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.