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

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$65,234 Avg Salary
$18,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You

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 Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the 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 Benedictine University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Benedictine U, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 5 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Franklin University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

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#6

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Notre Dame College

Cleveland, OH

Notre Dame College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NDC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cleveland.

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#7

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools 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

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 12 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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