2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 4th in West Virginia. In fact, 2,543 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia

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

Best West Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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

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

State	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	3,253
South Carolina	1,049
Florida	6,464
Virginia	3,572
Arkansas	735
Mississippi	640
Louisiana	1,112
Alabama	2,863
Kentucky	1,321
Georgia	2,338
Tennessee	1,330

Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 3 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.