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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$65,234 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 13,045 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England 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 New England 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 New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our analysis found Salve Regina University to be the best school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

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#4

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of New Haven helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 563
Rhode Island 158
Connecticut 329
New Hampshire 497
Maine 16
Vermont 71

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 4 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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