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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$19,107 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 289 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Maine

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found University of Maine at Augusta to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMA are $8,378 a year.

UMA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Maine at Augusta Report

#2

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Out of the 3 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bangor.

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

Husson also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Husson University

#3

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Thomas College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Waterville, Thomas College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Thomas College undergraduate students pay an average of $29,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Thomas College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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