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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region

33 Colleges
$37,937 Avg Salary
$23,331 Avg Student Debt

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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With a ranking of #7, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #8 on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Grand Valley State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 347
Indiana 216
Ohio 262
Wisconsin 43
Michigan 136

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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