UNT’s Professional Development Institute’s Private Investigator Certificate program has been ranked in the top five best private investigation training programs in the country by PInow.com, a national web resource providing information on private security and the private investigator industry. The program, which began in 2010 and works in cooperation with UNT’s Department of Criminal Justice, trains participants in theory and practice and includes a business education component. After completing the program, students are able to launch their own private investigations businesses, or work in insurance, law and business.