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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,435 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 #20 most popular major in Georgia with 136 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 Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia

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

Our analysis found University of North Georgia to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNG are $6,006 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Albany State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Albany State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Albany State are $5,308 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia College & State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia College are $7,308 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $8,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Georgia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.

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South University’s online programs ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Savannah, South University's online programs is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University’s online programs are $15,720 a year.

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South University, Savannah ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, South University, Savannah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at South University, Savannah are $16,320 a year.

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Clark Atlanta University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CAU are $18,568 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
North Carolina 111
West Virginia 543
Louisiana 262
South Carolina 70
Kentucky 340
Arkansas 45
Alabama 454

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 9 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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