2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 270 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Hawaii college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Hawaii to see which associate degree 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our analysis found Honolulu Community College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Hawaii. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.
Honolulu CC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,174 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Honolulu CC is ranked #4 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Hawaii.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawaii Pacific University are $30,020 a year.
Hawaii Pacific University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii list.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 14,822 |
Washington | 718 |
Oregon | 602 |
Nevada | 764 |
Alaska | 140 |
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Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice & Corrections | 113,121 |
Fire Protection | 13,766 |
Homeland Security | 7,140 |
Security Science and Technology | 6,888 |
Other Homeland Security | 1,695 |
Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Administration & Social Service | 98,583 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
Legal Professions | 61,055 |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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.