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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Our analysis found Angelo State University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Angelo State are $7,246 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Downtown are $9,529 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. 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.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $7,179 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college 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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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTSA are $9,479 a year.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

TCU graduate students pay an average of $32,268 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

TCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list.

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

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

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 7 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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