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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 50% 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

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#3

Walsh College

Troy, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walsh College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Ball State University Report

#4

Notre Dame College

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Notre Dame College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. NDC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cleveland.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Xavier University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online graduate certificate. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Xavier University Report

Explore the most popular online 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

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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 6 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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