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Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 16% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Baker College

Owosso, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baker College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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A rank of #3 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 online associate degree. Eastern Gateway Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Steubenville.

Of the 595 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Eastern Gateway Community College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Out of the 27 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech - CPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort-Wayne.

Women make up 76% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

MacCormac College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MacCormac is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 81% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#7

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

McHenry County College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Crystal Lake.

Of the 32 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at MCC, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, North Central State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. North Central State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mansfield.

Women make up 56% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Lincoln Land Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LLCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 17 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at LLCC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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James A Rhodes State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

Of the 7 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Rhodes State College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 27 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

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