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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$25,787 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,373 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

With 162 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #20 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New Jersey to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

$38,074 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in New Jersey for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year.

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$34,481 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgian Court University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Georgian Court undergraduate students pay an average of $34,481 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey list.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ
$12,595 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kean University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Kean undergraduate students pay an average of $12,595 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,182 Average Tuition & Fees

Thomas Edison State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TESU are $7,182 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Thomas Edison State University Report

#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ
$35,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rider are $35,850 a year.

Rider also took the #5 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#8

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ
$34,876 Average Tuition & Fees

College of Saint Elizabeth landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSE are $34,876 a year.

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$15,657 Average Tuition & Fees

Rutgers University - Camden landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers Camden are $15,657 per year.

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#10

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ
$15,072 Average Tuition & Fees

New Jersey City University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NJCU are $15,072 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Jersey City University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
District of Columbia 261
Delaware 102

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 11 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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