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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$16,878 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree 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. 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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Wilmington University graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Delaware Valley University

Doylestown, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

DelVal graduate students pay an average of $9,282 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Delaware Valley University Report

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.

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

#4

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Holy Family 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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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With a ranking of #7, West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

Robert Morris 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 #8 on the list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.

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#9

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University 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 city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Coppin are $13,212 a year.

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#10

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, PA

Waynesburg University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waynesburg.

Waynesburg graduate students pay an average of $16,440 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 schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
New Jersey 162
District of Columbia 261
Delaware 102

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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