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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

108 Bachelor's Degrees

Homeland Security is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #123 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for homeland security students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 108 bachelor's degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in homeland security matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for homeland security, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for homeland security.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Homeland Security in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in homeland security.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Homeland Security Students Working on Their Bachelor's

Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH

51 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

Union Institute & University is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in homeland security. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cincinnati. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Ohio.

There were approximately 51 homeland security individuals who graduated with this degree at Union in the most recent data year.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in homeland security needs to check out Oakland University. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Michigan.

There were approximately 11 homeland security individuals who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In OH

#2 Best Quality In OH

University of Akron Main Campus is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in homeland security. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Ohio.

There were approximately 8 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In OH

$27,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in homeland security needs to check out Ohio Christian University. Located in the town of Circleville, OCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 7 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at OCU in the most recent data year.

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Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, MI

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MI

#2 Best Quality In MI

Located in the town of Sault Ste Marie, Lake Superior State University is a public university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Michigan.

There were about 6 homeland security individuals who graduated with this degree at Lake Superior State University in the most recent data year.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 4 homeland security individuals who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent data year.

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Herzing University - Madison
Madison, WI

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WI

#1 Best Quality In WI

Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Madison. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Wisconsin.

There were approximately 2 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Herzing University - Madison in the most recent data year.

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Indiana.

There were roughly 2 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent year we have data available.

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies
Fort-Wayne, IN

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In IN

#2 Best Quality In IN

Located in the large city of Fort-Wayne, Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in homeland security in Indiana. More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies

Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, IN

#4 Most Popular In IN

Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Indiana Institute of Technology

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the most popular homeland security schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	26
Ohio	246	62
Indiana	227	6
Wisconsin	209	2

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Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Homeland Security Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	69
Homeland Security	33
Critical Infrastructure Protection	4
Other Homeland Security	2

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	6,361
Fire Protection	279
Security Science and Technology	276
Other Homeland Security	87

Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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). More about our data sources and methodologies.

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