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Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hawaii Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University 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 Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Hawaii 270
Nevada 764
Alaska 140

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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