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Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 340 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky 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.

Check out the online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Kentucky University the most popular online school in Kentucky for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

Women make up 80% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northern Kentucky University Report

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular online school in Kentucky for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Kentucky University Report

#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Cumberlands landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of the Cumberlands Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
North Carolina 111
Georgia 136
West Virginia 543
Louisiana 262
South Carolina 70
Arkansas 45
Alabama 454

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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