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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 6,464 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Florida 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg the most popular school in Florida for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a fairly small public school located in the large city of Saint Petersburg.

About 21% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 79% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Florida. Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Clearwater.

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#3

North Florida College

Madison, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Florida College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Madison, NFC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida Panhandle Technical College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Chipley, Washington-Holmes Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Suncoast Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sarasota, Suncoast Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Central Florida is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Ocala, CF is a public school with a medium-sized 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338

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 6 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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