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

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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #13 most popular major in Missouri with 1,500 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Southern State University the most popular school in Missouri for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

About 61% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#2

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mineral Area College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. MAC is a small public school located in the town of Park Hills.

Women make up 24% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

About 27% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 73% are male.

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#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 15 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#5

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jefferson College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. JeffCo is a small public school located in the rural area of Hillsboro.

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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Ozarks Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

St Charles Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Cottleville.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#9

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #9, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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#9

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Three Rivers 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 #9 on the list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
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

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 15 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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