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

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

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the best school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124
New Mexico 13

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 11 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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