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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin

11 Colleges
$39,137 Avg Salary
$21,180 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 1,324 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Wisconsin.

Our analysis found Concordia University, Wisconsin to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online degree in Wisconsin. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mequon.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Concordia University, Wisconsin take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 11 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Herzing University - Madison accumulate an average of around $25,971 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Wisconsin. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at UW Oshkosh take out is $25,869.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Wausau.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at North Central Technical College take out an average of $13,322 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 11 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Kenosha landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Herzing University - Kenosha is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Herzing University - Kenosha take out $25,971 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Herzing University - Brookfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #6 on the list. Herzing University - Brookfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.

After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Herzing University - Brookfield carry an average student debtload of $25,971.

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Fox Valley Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin list. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from FVTC take out $12,326 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.

After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Marian carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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With a ranking of #8, Maranatha Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the fringe town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Ottawa University - Milwaukee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookfield.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Ohio 3,212
Illinois 3,067

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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 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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