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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$17,360 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. 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 New England Region

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

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

Nichols graduate students pay an average of $1,075 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 per year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.

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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.

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#6

Curry College

Milton, MA

Curry College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Curry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Milton.

Curry graduate students pay an average of $15,114 in tuition and fees each year.

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Salem State University landed the #7 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 Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.

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#8

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maritime are $19,984 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JWU Online are $14,706 a year.

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Roger Williams 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 #10 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at RWU are $18,406 per year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 563
Rhode Island 158
Connecticut 329
New Hampshire 497
Maine 16
Vermont 71

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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