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

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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

Of the 7 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SC, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#5

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Crown College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius, Crown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota 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. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#7

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Simpson College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Simpson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Indianola.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa 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. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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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 9 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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