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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$16,597 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,705 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Hawaii

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Colleges.

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 large city of Honolulu.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Honolulu CC are $3,174 per 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hawaii Pacific University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hawaii Pacific University are $30,020 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Hawaii Pacific University is ranked #3 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Hawaii.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Nevada 764
Alaska 140

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
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.

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