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

47 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 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Purdue University Global Report

Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Lewis University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Illinois University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Wisconsin - Platteville Report

#7

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Tiffin University Report

#8

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

With a ranking of #8, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Chicago Report

#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools 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 26 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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