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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$26,305 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,791 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Seattle University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA
$52,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USD are $52,864 per year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

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$29,709 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Oregon State College are $29,709 a year.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $20,016 per year.

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$19,524 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Stanislaus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stan State are $19,524 a year.

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$19,272 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Sacramento came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 688
Washington 55
Oregon 32
Nevada 19
Hawaii 14
Alaska 19

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 18 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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