2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,355 and had an average of $25,230 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 7,754 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,569 and $29,396 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s”.
Top 21 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 8,197 students enrolled at Webster, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,175. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
SLU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SLU supports 12,229 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 36 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting list, UNOMAHA has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 15,892 students enrolled at UNOMAHA, 928 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,364. To help with additional expenses, 75 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Columbia College Missouri did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 8,347 students enrolled at Columbia College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $750. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Columbia College Missouri Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 4 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, North Dakota State University supports 12,846 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Bellevue University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting list, Bellevue University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
UST MN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 9,792 students enrolled at University of St Thomas Minnesota were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Simpson College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Indianola, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
Simpson College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,267 students enrolled at Simpson College, 35 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,481. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Simpson College Veteran Student Life Report
University of Central Missouri came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
UCM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCM]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
Saint Ambrose University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking. Saint Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 10 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Ambrose University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,003 students enrolled at Saint Ambrose University, 88 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 42 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,054. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Ambrose University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Mount Mercy University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. Mount Mercy University is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Mount Mercy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 58 of the 1,705 students enrolled at Mount Mercy University were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,227. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Saint Cloud State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
St. Cloud State University also took the #13 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 291 of the 11,841 students enrolled at St. Cloud State University were GI Bill® students, of which 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,067. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at St. Cloud State University]](/colleges/saint-cloud-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Washburn University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washburn University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 5,880 students enrolled at Washburn University, 306 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,535. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Wichita State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. Wichita State University is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 9 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
WSU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 14,999 students enrolled at Wichita State University, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,488. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wichita State University]](/colleges/wichita-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Capella University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 134 students in 2020-2021.
Capella University also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8.Of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #16, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Southeast Missouri State University also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #19.Among the 10,001 students enrolled at Southeast Missouri State University, 344 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,052. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #17, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Winfield, Kansas, and it awarded 5 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
SC also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7.Among the 1,413 students enrolled at SC, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,795. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Saint Paul also took the #14 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 5,585 students enrolled at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 196 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,143. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul Veteran Student Life Report
Walden University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 156 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Walden University supports 49,695 students, and 2,721 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,568 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,240. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Walden University]](/colleges/walden-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #20, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Master’s list. Missouri Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting list, MBU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 4,860 students enrolled at Missouri Baptist University, 71 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,645. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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