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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,054 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

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. 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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our analysis found Sam Houston State University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sam Houston State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

OSU 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 Southwest Region list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas State graduate students pay an average of $17,220 in tuition and fees each year.

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

#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Prairie View A & M University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at PVAMU are $17,378 per year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Prairie View A & M University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

TSU graduate students pay an average of $15,488 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Texas Southern University

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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124
New Mexico 13

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 5 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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