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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the best school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 688
Washington 55
Oregon 32
Nevada 19
Hawaii 14
Alaska 19

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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