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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$22,614 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 229 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri 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 Missouri. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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

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#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Missouri. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Webster are $13,500 per year.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU also took the #4 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 49
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 3 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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