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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 743 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 Texas. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 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 large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 21 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UH Downtown, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Texas. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Women make up 36% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Angelo 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 Texas. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.

Of the 10 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Angelo State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
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

Majors Similar 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 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.

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