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

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$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

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 Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 63% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Illinois. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school 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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#7

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.

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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#8

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Northeastern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 69% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the small 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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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 25 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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