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

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$38,088 Avg Salary
$15,482 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Ivy Tech Community College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Out of the 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Perrysburg.

Women make up 34% 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Of the 52 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#4

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

Women make up 26% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 83 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lorain County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elyria.

About 28% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 73% are male.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

Of the 36 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at College of Lake County, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#8

Kirtland Community College

Roscommon, MI

Kirtland Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Kirtland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Roscommon.

About 26% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#9

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.

Women make up 25% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Marion Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. MTC is a small public school located in the distant town of Marion.

About 20% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#11

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at LTC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the small suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Lewis and Clark Community College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Law Enforcement & Firefighting students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL
13 Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI
13 South Suburban College South Holland, IL
16 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges 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 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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