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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,276 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,283 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 448 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

$9,146 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,146 per year.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #3 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 a year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#3

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN
$9,170 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Minnesota. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,170 per year.

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$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UST MN are $48,329 a year.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 49
Missouri 229
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

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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