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Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$9,811 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 602 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Oregon college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named Western Oregon University the best value school in Oregon for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

Western Oregon State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,269 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Portland State University are $9,807 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,357 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Hawaii 270
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 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.

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