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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$29,998 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Michigan State University Report

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 347
Indiana 216
Ohio 262
Wisconsin 43
Michigan 136

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 3 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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