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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$14,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 111 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 North Carolina

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,835 per year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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#4

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Guilford College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Greensboro, Guilford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Guilford are $5,400 a year.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Carolina Central University are $7,641 a year.

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#6

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

Mars Hill University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large suburb of Mars Hill, Mars Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mars Hill are $12,211 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, North Carolina Wesleyan College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. North Carolina Wesleyan College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rocky Mount.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Carolina Wesleyan College are $17,435 per year.

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#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Methodist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Methodist are $41,428 per 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 44
Florida 970
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
South Carolina 70
Louisiana 262
West Virginia 543
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 8 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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