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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Florida with 970 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida 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 Florida.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 48% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UF, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Miami helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Florida. U Miami is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables.

Of the 7 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at U Miami, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#4

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Leo University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
North Carolina 111
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 262
West Virginia 543
Kentucky 340
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

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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