2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #15 most popular major in the country with 13,045 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 89 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.
Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 89 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charleston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $28,960 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cumberlands are $9,875 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Guilford College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the large city of Greensboro, Guilford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford are $41,140 per year.
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Columbia College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College South Carolina are $18,218 per year.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $10,748 a year.
Mississippi College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
MC undergraduate students pay an average of $20,364 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Anderson University South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a year.
With a ranking of #10, Averett University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at AU are $37,050 a year.
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Columbus State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSU are $17,295 a year.
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With a ranking of #13, Bethel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bethel are $13,981 a year.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Northern Kentucky University | Highland Heights, KY |
| 15 | Faulkner University | Montgomery, AL |
| 16 | William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 16 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 44 |
| Florida | 970 |
| North Carolina | 111 |
| Virginia | 858 |
| Tennessee | 131 |
| Georgia | 136 |
| South Carolina | 70 |
| Louisiana | 262 |
| West Virginia | 543 |
| Kentucky | 340 |
| Arkansas | 45 |
| Alabama | 454 |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Related Majors for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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 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.
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