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

12 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Benedictine U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 5 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#6

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#7

Notre Dame College

Cleveland, OH

Notre Dame College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate 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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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

With a ranking of #7, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Northern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a medium-sized 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 12 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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