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

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

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

With 640 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Itawamba Community College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Mississippi. ICC is a small public school located in the remote town of Fulton.

Women make up 27% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Meridian Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Meridian.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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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Out of the 7 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at East Central 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 Mississippi. East Central Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Decatur.

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Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pearl River Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Mississippi list. Pearl River Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Poplarville.

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#5

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delta State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Cleveland, Delta State University is a public school with a small 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
South Carolina 1,049
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 7 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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