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Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

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

Women make up 28% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Out of the 18 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Liberty University, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Of the 15 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UF, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tennessee Technological University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

About 43% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #7, Western Kentucky 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. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at NKU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at GMU, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Virginia Commonwealth University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Mississippi 640
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112

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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

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 18 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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