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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 142,610 people earned a degree or certificate in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 54 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the United States for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

About 28% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 72% are male.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 54 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Women make up 34% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Liberty University Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 54 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Of the 40 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Virginia Tech, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Virginia Tech Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Houston - Downtown helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sam Houston State University Report

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#8

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

With a ranking of #8, Salve Regina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Of the 25 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Salve Regina, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Salve Regina University Report

#9

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Tennessee Technological University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Tennessee Tech University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Tennessee Technological University Report

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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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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