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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

32 Colleges
$19,170 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 #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 per year.

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#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State 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 the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trine are $10,350 a year.

Trine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU 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 IWU are $10,440 a year.

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Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 a year.

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#10

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #10, Purdue University Global did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 347
Indiana 216
Ohio 262
Wisconsin 43
Michigan 136

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 25 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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