2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 628 bachelor's degrees were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.1% of all the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Wisconsin ranking, we looked at 9 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh has taken the #1 spot in this year's homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting ranking for non-traditional students. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Oshkosh, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin ranking.
The student loan default rate at UW Oshkosh is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,860 students at UW Oshkosh that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,611 part time students in attendance at UW Oshkosh.
Marian University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Fond Du Lac, Marian is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Marian not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin list.
The student loan default rate at Marian is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 401 students at Marian are exclusively online. 419 of Marian students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Platteville as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public school with a medium-sized student population. UW - Platteville also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin list, coming in at #3.
About 1.1% of UW - Platteville students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,377 students take at least one class online at UW - Platteville. There are roughly 1,256 part time students in attendance at UW - Platteville.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population. UWM also made our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 12,157 students take at least one class online at UWM. 5,387 of UWM students are attending part time.
Concordia University, Wisconsin earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Mequon, Concordia University, Wisconsin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Concordia University, Wisconsin has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin ranking.
About 1.5% of Concordia University, Wisconsin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,472 of Concordia University, Wisconsin students are exclusively distance learners. 1,802 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Parkside as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, UW - Parkside is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at UW - Parkside is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,005 students at UW - Parkside that take at least one class online. 1,376 of UW - Parkside students are attending part time.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW - Eau Claire also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin rankings.
About 0.6% of UW - Eau Claire students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,571 students take at least one class online at UW - Eau Claire. About 1,481 of the students at UW - Eau Claire are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Carroll University as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha. Carroll U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin list.
About 1.0% of Carroll U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 822 students take at least one class online at Carroll U. There are roughly 312 part time students in attendance at Carroll U.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Carthage College. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Carthage also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Wisconsin rankings.
About 2.1% of Carthage students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 215 students take at least one class online at Carthage. There are roughly 134 part time students in attendance at Carthage.
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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In <nil>, 628 bachelor's degrees were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.1% of all the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees in the country.
