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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

24 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 3,212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Ohio to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's 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 bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Union Institute & University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#3

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio Northern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Ada, ONU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Baldwin Wallace University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Baldwin Wallace College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Berea.

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University of Mount Union landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the town of Alliance, Mount Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Ashland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the town of Ashland, Ashland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

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#9

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#10

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 24 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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