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Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,050 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 4th in West Virginia. In fact, 543 were awarded in the state 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'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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

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

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at American Military University are $7,050 a year.

American Military University also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in West Virginia list, coming in at #1.

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

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
North Carolina 111
Georgia 136
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 262
Kentucky 340
Arkansas 45
Alabama 454

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 values are for the top school 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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