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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NAU is a very large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

Women make up 17% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northern Arizona University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State 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 Southwest Region . Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 26% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

Women make up 20% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
New Mexico 630
Oklahoma 1,017

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 16 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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