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Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
$45,607 Avg Salary
$30,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree School for You

Homeland Security is the #117 most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Union Institute & University to be the best school for homeland security students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security majors at Union take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,716.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Herzing University - Brookfield is a great place for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Herzing University - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marian University is a great place for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.

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#5

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Madonna University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

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University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

University of Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #8 on this year’s Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies ranked #10 on this year’s Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Fort-Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 44
Ohio 77
Illinois 223
Indiana 21
Wisconsin 15

One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

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