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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in New York with 9,990 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Our analysis found John Jay College of Criminal Justice to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. John Jay is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 200 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at John Jay, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#3

Utica College

Utica, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Utica College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in New York. Located in the city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 43% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iona College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

About 63% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#5

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at LIU Post, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #6, Excelsior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

Women make up 89% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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New York Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
Pennsylvania 4,059
Maryland 1,426
Delaware 314
District of Columbia 564

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 11 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.

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