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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts - Lowell the most popular school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

About 64% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#4

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

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#5

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Anna Maria College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 563
Rhode Island 158
Connecticut 329
New Hampshire 497
Maine 16
Vermont 71

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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