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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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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

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. 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.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Texas A&M College Station, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 83% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Downtown is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Houston - Downtown Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

Of the 20 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SHSU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Of the 20 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at ASU - Skysong, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 11 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UTSA, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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American InterContinental University - Online 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 #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

About 26% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 74% are male.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124
New Mexico 13

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 16 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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