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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$4,176 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,705 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 3,897 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Arizona to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Arizona 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Salado College the best value school in Arizona for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rio Salado College are $2,070 a year.

Rio Salado College also took the #2 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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#2

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 11 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Phoenix College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Cochise County Community College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Arizona. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cochise College are $2,184 a year.

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#4

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Out of the 11 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Yavapai College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yavapai College are $2,600 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pima Community College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $2,250 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Glendale 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. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Glendale Community College are $2,070 per year.

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Arizona Western 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. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

AWC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year.

UOPX - Arizona also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

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American InterContinental University - Online 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. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

AIU Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Brookline College - Tucson landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Brookline College - Tucson is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Tucson.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 8,278
New Mexico 630
Oklahoma 1,017

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 11 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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