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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

With 49 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #24 most popular major in Kansas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Kansas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Our analysis found Southwestern College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SC are $12,768 a year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwestern College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $7,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Out of the 3 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Washburn University are $9,636 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Washburn University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 229
Minnesota 448
Iowa 47
North Dakota 7
Nebraska 75

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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 3 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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