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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,589 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 #16 most popular major in Colorado with 272 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. 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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado 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.

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 Colorado

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

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best value school in Colorado for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the city of Greenwood Village.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $13,854 per year.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs graduate students pay an average of $14,312 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 36
Montana 1
Idaho 5

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 6 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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