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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our analysis found Southwestern College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 71% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Crown College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Plains States Region . Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

Simpson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Indianola, Simpson College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 49
Missouri 229
Minnesota 448
Iowa 47
North Dakota 7
Nebraska 75

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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 9 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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