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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,456 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #21 most popular major in California with 688 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Long Beach the best value school in California for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at San Jose State are $9,286 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in California. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUSB graduate students pay an average of $8,647 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Stanislaus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Stan State is a large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

Stan State graduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $28,410 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at National University are $15,480 a year.

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University of Antelope Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 55
Oregon 32
Nevada 19
Hawaii 14
Alaska 19

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 9 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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