2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking looked at 70 colleges that offer a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools
The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Featured Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Union Institute & University has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population. Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.4% of Union students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 624 of Union students are exclusively distance learners. 408 of Union students are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 3.2% of WIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. About 1,874 of the students at WIU are attending part time.
Tiffin University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,139 students at Tiffin University are exclusively online. About 1,196 of the students at Tiffin University are attending part time.
Lake Superior State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Lake Superior State University also did well on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Lake Superior State University is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 638 students at Lake Superior State University that take at least one class online. 406 of Lake Superior State University students are attending part time.
Oakland City University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Oakland City is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Oakland City.
About 1.4% of Oakland City students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 187 students at Oakland City that take at least one class online. 225 of Oakland City students are attending part time.
Madonna University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madonna also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Madonna is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,259 students take at least one class online at Madonna. There are roughly 850 part time students in attendance at Madonna.
Our rankings recognize University of Cincinnati - Main Campus as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population. UC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 17,465 students at UC that take at least one class online. About 10,255 of the students at UC are attending part time.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lewis University. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Lewis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Lewis is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,947 students at Lewis that take at least one class online. About 2,022 of the students at Lewis are attending part time.
American InterContinental University - Online earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.4%. All 13,480 students take classes exclusively online at AIU Online. 1,555 of AIU Online students are attending part time.
Siena Heights University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 734 students at Siena Heights University are exclusively online. There are roughly 793 part time students in attendance at Siena Heights University.
Here are some additional great schools for Great Lakes Region non-traditional students studying Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting that almost earned our Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.
Best for Non-Traditional Students Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
Explore the best for non-traditional students homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
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).
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