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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$15,538 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 13,045 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named West Texas A&M University the best value school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Canyon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at West Texas A&M University are $8,574 per year.

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#2

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Wayland Baptist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southwest Region . Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Plainview.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayland Baptist University are $15,232 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 a year.

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#4

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend MSU Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $13,604 per year.

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Northeastern State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NSU are $10,911 a year.

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#7

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stephenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 per year.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.

UT Rio Grande Valley also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

With a ranking of #10, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 700
Texas 743
Oklahoma 124
New Mexico 13

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 25 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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