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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

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

With 14,822 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #13 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California 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.

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

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the most popular school in California for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Naval Postgraduate School

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in California. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Fresno Pacific University Report

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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