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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

74 Colleges
$32,705 Avg Salary
$18,593 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 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, Course Advisor has created its Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Herzing University - Akron to be the best school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Herzing University - Kenosha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Herzing University - Kenosha is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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Out of the 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Gateway Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent associate degree programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #6, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

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Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #9 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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Fox Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Law Enforcement & Firefighting students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI
13 Western Technical College La Crosse, WI
14 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Fort Wayne, IN

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
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Ohio 3,212
Illinois 3,067
Wisconsin 1,324

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

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