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

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

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

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.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 46 schools in Ohio 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.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Ohio.

Our analysis found Union Institute & University to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Union is a fairly 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Ohio. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 208 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Out of the 46 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Women make up 60% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the 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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#5

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

Out of the 46 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Toledo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 119 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at University of Toledo, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 59% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Akron Main Campus 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 midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 39% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

Of the 116 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Tiffin University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#9

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Ohio University - Athens Campus 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 #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly 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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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 26 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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