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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree 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 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 54% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 62% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Michigan State University

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Of the 48 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Lewis, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 44% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

#7

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

Of the 45 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Tiffin University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#8

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 73% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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

#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 23 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UChicago, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

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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.

  • 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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