2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking analyzed 129 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
Check out the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Bethel University has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie. Bethel also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.5%. 1,747 students at Bethel are exclusively online. About 1,872 of the students at Bethel are attending part time.
American Public University System comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, American Military University has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 2.4% of American Military University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 48,298 students at American Military University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 45,236 of American Military University students are attending part time.
George Mason University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, GMU has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 21,490 students at GMU that take at least one class online. 12,712 students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond. Eastern excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at Eastern is lower than is typical, just 2.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,888 students at Eastern that take at least one class online. 4,026 students are part time.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #8.
The student loan default rate at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is lower than is typical, just 2.7% of students default in three years. 9,661 students at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,171 part time students in attendance at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.
Virginia Commonwealth University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population. VCU also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at VCU is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 19,039 students take at least one class online at VCU. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at VCU.
Saint Leo University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. St. Leo University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo. St. Leo University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at St. Leo University is lower than is typical, just 2.6% of students default in three years. 6,380 students at St. Leo University are exclusively online. About 2,071 of the students at St. Leo University are attending part time.
Fayetteville State University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.
About 6.0% of Fayetteville State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,490 of Fayetteville State University students are exclusively distance learners. 2,619 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Florida State University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Florida State has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,172 students take at least one class online at Florida State. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Florida Atlantic University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, FAU also did well on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.4% of FAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 14,436 students take at least one class online at FAU. 11,860 students are part time.
The #11 spot in this year's ranking belongs to St Petersburg College. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the city of St. Petersburg.
About 3.4% of SPC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 13,254 students at SPC are exclusively online. There are roughly 17,317 part time students in attendance at SPC.
Our rankings recognize Saint Augustine's University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. SAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.
About 390 of the students at SAU are attending part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State College at Jacksonville. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
About 2.8% of FSCJ students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,664 of FSCJ students are exclusively distance learners. 14,822 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Faulkner University as the #14 school in this year's rankings. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.
About 2.8% of Faulkner students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,183 students at Faulkner are exclusively online. There are roughly 827 part time students in attendance at Faulkner.
Florida International University landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, FIU also did well on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. Approximately 21,632 students take at least one class online at FIU. 22,664 students are part time.
University of Central Florida comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.3% of UCF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 28,807 students at UCF that take at least one class online. 23,575 of UCF students are attending part time.
Liberty University earned the #17 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The student loan default rate at Liberty University is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 79,906 of Liberty University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 41,876 part time students in attendance at Liberty University.
The #18 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Radford University. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.
The student loan default rate at Radford is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,017 students take at least one class online at Radford. About 2,252 of the students at Radford are attending part time.
North Carolina Wesleyan College earned the #19 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at North Carolina Wesleyan College is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 372 students at North Carolina Wesleyan College that take at least one class online. 257 of North Carolina Wesleyan College students are attending part time.
Rest of the Top Schools for Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting that almost earned our Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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).
