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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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.

The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Franklin University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

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#3

Walsh College

Troy, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walsh College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent online programs at Ball 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 . Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Notre Dame College

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NDC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cleveland.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 6 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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