2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 13,045 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
Cal U graduate students pay an average of $18,508 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Rutgers Newark graduate students pay an average of $33,186 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Jersey City University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NJCU are $24,304 a year.
NJCU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The American University are $38,456 per year.
With a ranking of #6, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 a year.
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 Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 1,240 |
Pennsylvania | 625 |
Maryland | 293 |
New Jersey | 162 |
District of Columbia | 261 |
Delaware | 102 |
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Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7,783 |
Homeland Security | 2,759 |
Security Science and Technology | 1,875 |
Other Homeland Security | 456 |
Fire Protection | 172 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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