2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 142,610 people earned a degree or certificate in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 532 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our analysis found Rio Salado College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
About 15% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 85% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 60% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Bernardino Valley 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 the United States. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.
Of the 222 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at San Bernardino Valley College, 83% are male and 17% are female.
The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Butte College 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 United States. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.
Women make up 18% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 155 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Red Rocks Community College, 85% are male and 15% are female.
With a ranking of #6, Palomar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 4% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 96% are male.
North Central Texas College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 105 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at NCTC, 80% are male and 20% are female.
Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at North Central Texas College
Missouri Southern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.
About 61% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 39% are male.
Delaware County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.
About 23% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 77% are male.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 12% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Columbus State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 29% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Columbus State University
With a ranking of #12, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
Women make up 60% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
College of the Sequoias did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. College of the Sequoias is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Visalia.
Women make up 19% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Erie Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.
About 21% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 79% are male.
With a ranking of #15, Blinn College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public school with a large student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 89% are male.
With a ranking of #16, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Perrysburg.
Of the 58 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Owens State Community College, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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Sierra College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 58 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Sierra College, 93% are male and 7% are female.
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Albany Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.
About 75% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 25% are male.
Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Albany Technical College
Moreno Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Moreno Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moreno Valley.
Of the 57 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Moreno Valley College, 81% are male and 19% are female.
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Navarro College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the distant town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 57 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Navarro College, 81% are male and 19% are female.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Navarro College Report
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.
El Camino College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 57 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at El Camino College, 84% are male and 16% are female.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at El Camino College Report
SUNY Ulster ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. SUNY Ulster is a small public school located in the rural area of Stone Ridge.
About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.
Ventura College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ventura, Ventura College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 43% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
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Oxnard College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Oxnard.
About 13% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 87% are male.
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Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 532 different United States homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Law Enforcement & Firefighting students that almost earned our Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools award.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting by Region
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Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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 27 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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