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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$20,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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Out of the 32 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

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Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 a year.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $18,508 per year.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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