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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

49 Colleges
$25,840 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in the New England Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

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

#1

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Our 2023 rankings named Granite State College the best value school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

GSC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,015 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Post University are $15,458 per year.

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#3

Husson University

Bangor, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Husson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Husson are $19,790 per year.

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#4

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Westfield State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Westfield is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

Westfield undergraduate students pay an average of $17,219 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year.

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#6

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

Worcester State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Worcester State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Worcester State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maine at Augusta landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMA are $19,238 a year.

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#8

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year.

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Salem 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 large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Salem State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,480 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Salem State University Report

#10

Fisher College

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fisher College are $33,500 per year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Connecticut 1,629
Vermont 344

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 25 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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