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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

In 2020-2021, 1,240 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Our analysis found Iona College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in New York. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

Of the 8 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Iona, 38% are male and 63% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Iona College Report

#2

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at LIU Post Report

#3

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Excelsior College Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
New Jersey 162
District of Columbia 261
Delaware 102

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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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.

  • 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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