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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$20,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

With 3,212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Ohio 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. 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.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Hamilton the best value school in Ohio for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the large suburb of Hamilton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Miami University - Hamilton are $6,318 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Miami University - Hamilton also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 24 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Akron landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Akron, Herzing Akron is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing Akron are $14,200 per year.

Herzing Akron also took the #5 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Middletown is a small public school located in the suburb of Middletown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Middletown are $6,318 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Miami University - Middletown also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Union Institute & University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Union undergraduate students pay an average of $17,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Union did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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#5

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Out of the 24 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Franklin University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,577 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,372 per year.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #7, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $10,879 per year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year.

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#9

Central State University

Wilberforce, OH

Central State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Wilberforce, Central State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Central State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,262 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,061 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Illinois 3,067
Wisconsin 1,324

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 24 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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