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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. 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 places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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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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