2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 New England region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	563
Rhode Island	158
Connecticut	329
New Hampshire	497
Maine	16
Vermont	71

Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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 2 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.