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

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

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Ohio 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Union Institute & University the most popular online school in Ohio for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 17% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 46% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 54% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 49% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Of the 131 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at BGSU, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Herzing University - Akron helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Ohio. Located in the suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Herzing Akron, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Herzing University - Akron Report

#6

Ohio University - Eastern Campus

Saint Clairsville, OH

Ohio University - Eastern Campus 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 bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Saint Clairsville, OHIO Eastern is a public school with a small student population.

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Ohio University - Southern Campus 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 bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OHIO Southern is a small public school located in the suburb of Ironton.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus 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. OHIO Chillicothe is a small public school located in the town of Chillicothe.

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. MVNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mount Vernon.

About 57% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the distant town of Zanesville, OHIO Zanesville is a public college with a small student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Report

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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 11 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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