2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in the Southeast Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nova Southeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per year.
Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 5 spot on the list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.
Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofL are $27,839 a year.
With a ranking of #7, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia State are $24,790 per year.
George Mason University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Central Florida 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. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCF are $28,657 a year.
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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 44 |
| Florida | 970 |
| North Carolina | 111 |
| Virginia | 858 |
| Tennessee | 131 |
| Georgia | 136 |
| South Carolina | 70 |
| Louisiana | 262 |
| West Virginia | 543 |
| Kentucky | 340 |
| Arkansas | 45 |
| Alabama | 454 |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
| 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 9 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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