2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Homeland Security
Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 29% are male.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 2 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Women make up 71% of the homeland security majors at the school.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walsh College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Cleveland, NDC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Homeland Security Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 44 |
| Ohio | 77 |
| Illinois | 223 |
| Indiana | 21 |
| Wisconsin | 15 |
Majors Related to Homeland Security
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 5 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.