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

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$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 Kentucky with 1,321 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky 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 Kentucky.

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the most popular school in Kentucky for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Of the 55 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UofL, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Kentucky. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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#5

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
South Carolina 1,049
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Georgia 2,338
Tennessee 1,330

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 5 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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