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

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

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

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Wisconsin to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Platteville to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Wisconsin. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Platteville.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 58% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Women make up 60% 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 Wisconsin - Parkside helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Wisconsin. UW - Parkside is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

Of the 45 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UW - Parkside, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Concordia University, Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Of the 31 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Concordia University, Wisconsin, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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Herzing University - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#8

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, WI

With a ranking of #8, Marian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fond Du Lac.

Women make up 56% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#9

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College 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 #9 on the list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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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#10

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

With a ranking of #10, Carroll University 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 small city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Carroll U, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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
Illinois 3,067

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 19 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.

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