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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 625 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 18% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at California University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

About 13% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 88% are male.

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#3

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DeSales University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.

Women make up 20% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Delaware Valley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Pennsylvania. DelVal is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Doylestown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
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

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 5 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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