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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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$38,088 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Plains States Region 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 analysis found Missouri Southern State University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Joplin, Missouri Southern is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mineral Area College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Park Hills, MAC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at MAC, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City 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 Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 55% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 47 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Central Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UNOMAHA, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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#7

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Jefferson 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 #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Hillsboro, JeffCo is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 13% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Cloquet, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Dodge City Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Dodge City, Dodge City Community College is a public school with a small 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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#10

Mitchell Technical College

Mitchell, SD

Mitchell Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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 26 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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