2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #11 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 141 bachelor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting related body.

Our full 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Maine

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

1

Husson University
Bangor, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting needs to look into Husson University. Husson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bangor.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Husson University

2

Thomas College
Waterville, ME

28 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Thomas College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Waterville.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Thomas College

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	1,606
New Hampshire	32	899
Vermont	32	261
Rhode Island	32	319
Connecticut	31	935

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	129
Security Science and Technology	9
Homeland Security	3

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	10

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.