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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$11,599 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

With 1,591 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Colorado.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

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

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

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Colorado State University - Global Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Arapahoe Community College are $4,080 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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#5

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Mesa University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 a year.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $10,021 per year.

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University of Northern Colorado 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 a year.

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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 a year.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCU are $25,473 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Colorado Christian University Report

Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 808
Montana 57
Idaho 312
Wyoming 202

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 10 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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