2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Platteville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
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Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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