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

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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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 9th in Connecticut. In fact, 1,629 were awarded in the state 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

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 Connecticut.

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Haven the most popular school in Connecticut for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of New Haven Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Central Connecticut State University Report

#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Saint Joseph Report

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Vermont 344

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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