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

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

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

With 131 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #21 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Tennessee Technological University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Tennessee. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 43% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Tennessee Technological University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

South College

Knoxville, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at South College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at South College Report

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
Florida 970
Virginia 858
North Carolina 111
Georgia 136
West Virginia 543
Louisiana 262
South Carolina 70
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 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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