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Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

31 Colleges
$13,991 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,705 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools

#1

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Our analysis found Massachusetts Bay Community College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MassBay Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in the New England Region .

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Shore Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Shore Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMCC are $6,754 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bedford, Middlesex Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 a year.

Middlesex Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. NECC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Haverhill.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,328 per year.

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Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

MWCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,588 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MWCC also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Massasoit Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 per year.

Massasoit Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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With a ranking of #8, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Concord, NHTI is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NHTI are $15,450 per year.

NHTI also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,152 in tuition and fees each year.

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Central Maine Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

Central Maine Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,744 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Connecticut 1,629
Vermont 344

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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