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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$25,159 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,240 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in New York 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named John Jay College of Criminal Justice the best value school in New York for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

John Jay graduate students pay an average of $11,532 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Buffalo State helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in New York. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Buffalo State are $12,252 per year.

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#4

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Monroe College are $17,524 per year.

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#5

Keuka College

Keuka Park, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keuka College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the distant town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Keuka College graduate students pay an average of $21,045 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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St. Thomas Aquinas College 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 #7 on the list. STAC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sparkill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at STAC are $19,610 a year.

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post 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 suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

LIU Post graduate students pay an average of $23,044 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Hilbert College

Hamburg, NY

Hilbert College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Hamburg, Hilbert College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hilbert College are $18,630 a year.

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#10

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

Iona graduate students pay an average of $23,242 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 17 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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