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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our analysis found Salve Regina University to be the best school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

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#4

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Connecticut 1,629
Vermont 344

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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