2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

If you plan on getting your master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #14 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 master's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Master's in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

1

University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Platteville, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Platteville if you wish to pursue a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. UW - Platteville is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Platteville.More information about a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from University of Wisconsin - Platteville

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	34	318
Indiana	33	204
Ohio	32	237
Michigan	31	131

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	43

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	17

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler. More about our data sources and methodologies.