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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,633 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Connecticut with 329 degrees and certificates awarded 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. 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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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.

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

Our analysis found Central Connecticut 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 Connecticut. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

CCSU graduate students pay an average of $12,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 per year.

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#3

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Albertus Magnus College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Albertus Magnus graduate students pay an average of $21,928 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Sacred Heart University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Sacred Heart graduate students pay an average of $34,509 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Sacred Heart also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #5.

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#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Bridgeport helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Connecticut. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

UBridgeport graduate students pay an average of $21,686 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 563
Rhode Island 158
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 5 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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