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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Naval Postgraduate School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 688
Washington 55
Oregon 32
Nevada 19
Hawaii 14
Alaska 19

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.

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