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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$18,714 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

With 162 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #20 most popular major in New Jersey.

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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New Jersey 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 New Jersey

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rowan are $16,146 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgian Court University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgian Court are $17,482 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.

Rutgers Newark also took the #3 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kean University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kean are $17,476 a year.

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#6

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Rider 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. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rider are $20,159 per year.

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#7

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

CSE graduate students pay an average of $18,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Rutgers University - Camden ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 per year.

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Thomas Edison 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 Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TESU are $12,024 per year.

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#10

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NJCU are $16,018 per year.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
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 11 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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