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

13 Colleges
$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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 73% 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 Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 71% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#3

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Saint Louis University Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

Crown College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 49
Missouri 229
Minnesota 448
Iowa 47
North Dakota 7
Nebraska 75

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 13 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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