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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$11,819 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

With 262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #19 most popular major in Ohio.

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.

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 Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio 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 Ohio

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

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

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our analysis found Youngstown 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 Ohio. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Hamilton. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

Miami University - Hamilton graduate students pay an average of $7,584 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Xavier also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Xavier University Report

#4

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Tiffin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tiffin University are $13,000 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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Kent State University at Kent landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kent.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #7, Franklin University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Franklin University are $16,080 a year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Toledo are $16,600 a year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 347
Indiana 216
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 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.

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