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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 743 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Texas

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 Texas 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 Texas. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SHSU are $8,666 a year.

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

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #2 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 small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas State are $9,060 a year.

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#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. PVAMU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

PVAMU graduate students pay an average of $7,993 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TSU are $8,328 a year.

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

Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
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

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 4 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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