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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our analysis found Salve Regina University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 a year.

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#2

Husson University

Bangor, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Husson University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Husson are $17,680 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is a large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 a year.

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#4

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of New Haven 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 New England Region . University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

University of New Haven graduate students pay an average of $18,070 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
Massachusetts 563
Rhode Island 158
Connecticut 329
New Hampshire 497
Maine 16
Vermont 71

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 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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