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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

9 Colleges
$38,088 Avg Salary
$15,482 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate School for You

With 1,426 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #14 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maryland 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.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Maryland the most popular school in Maryland for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#2

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Carroll Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Maryland. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

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

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Anne Arundel Community 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 Maryland. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

Of the 11 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at AACC, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Coppin 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 Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#5

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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

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#6

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Wor-Wic 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Allegany College of Maryland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

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Frederick Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Prince George’s 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. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
Pennsylvania 4,059
New York 9,990
Delaware 314
District of Columbia 564

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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