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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$15,158 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SC are $12,768 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SC is ranked #2 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in the Plains States Region .

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 49
Missouri 229
Minnesota 448
Iowa 47
North Dakota 7
Nebraska 75

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 6 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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