2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
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 Virginia with 858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.
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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.
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Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
About 34% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 66% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Women make up 20% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
Women make up 17% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
About 38% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 63% are male.
Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at George Mason University Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Women make up 75% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.
University of Management and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 midsize city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Eastern Mennonite University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 44 |
| Florida | 970 |
| North Carolina | 111 |
| Tennessee | 131 |
| Georgia | 136 |
| South Carolina | 70 |
| Louisiana | 262 |
| West Virginia | 543 |
| Kentucky | 340 |
| Arkansas | 45 |
| Alabama | 454 |
Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
| 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 8 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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