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

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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 Texas with 8,278 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Houston - Downtown helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Texas. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 21 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 36% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Texas. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

Of the 10 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Angelo State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #6, Texas State University 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 San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian 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 large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 9 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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