2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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 #27 out of the 33 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 119 doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

 

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

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

55 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

Capella University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Minnesota.

There were approximately 55 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting individuals who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

48 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Walden University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Minnesota.

There were about 48 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent data year.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

University of Nebraska at Omaha is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. UNOMAHA is a large public university located in the city of Omaha. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Nebraska.

There were roughly 3 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

UND is a large public university located in the city of Grand Forks. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in North Dakota.

There were roughly 1 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent year we have data available.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

#2 Most Popular In ND

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the 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 and firefighting from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

 

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	70
Nebraska	23	5
North Dakota	20	2

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	76
Homeland Security	32
Other Homeland Security	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	2,055
Public Administration & Social Service	389
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	17

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.