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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

23 Colleges
$38,088 Avg Salary
$15,482 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lakeshore Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

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#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ivy Tech Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 23 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Rapids Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Gateway Technical College 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 . Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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Macomb Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Macomb Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

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Marion Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MTC is a small public school located in the town of Marion.

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Lewis and Clark Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges 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 23 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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