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Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,424 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,705 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 271 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a North Dakota college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 North Dakota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in North Dakota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Best North Dakota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Lake Region State College

Devils Lake, ND

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Region State College the best value school in North Dakota for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Lake Region State College is a small public school located in the town of Devils Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lake Region State College are $5,000 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list. Located in the city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 per year.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Dakota list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729

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 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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