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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #14 most popular major in Illinois with 3,067 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which online bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online school in Illinois for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 283 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at WIU, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#2

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Illinois. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

About 53% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Illinois. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Women make up 54% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 28% are male.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

About 13% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 87% are male.

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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

Women make up 68% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#7

North Park University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, North Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 42% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Ohio 3,212
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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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