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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 70 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a South Carolina college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in South 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. 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 South 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 South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named Charleston Southern University the best value school in South Carolina for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSU are $5,085 a year.

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Columbia College South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Columbia College South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $9,268 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 Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the city of Anderson, Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Columbia is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UofSC graduate students pay an average of $14,134 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina list.

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#5

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Claflin University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in South Carolina. Claflin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orangeburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Claflin are $12,035 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, South University, Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Columbia, South University, Columbia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

South University, Columbia graduate students pay an average of $16,320 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
North Carolina 111
Virginia 858
Tennessee 131
Georgia 136
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 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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