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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$9,503 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 6,464 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Florida 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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 Florida

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

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Indian River State College the best value school in Florida for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Indian River State College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida-Online is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. UF Online is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Gainesville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF Online are $3,876 per year.

UF Online did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#3

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year.

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#4

Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Polk State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Winter Haven, Polk State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Polk State are $3,366 a year.

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#5

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Out of the 31 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the # 5 spot on the list. MDC is a very large public school located in the large city of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $2,838 per year.

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Florida SouthWestern State College 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 #6 on the list. FSW is a large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

FSW undergraduate students pay an average of $3,401 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $4,879 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida Atlantic University Report

Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

FSCJ undergraduate students pay an average of $2,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNF are $5,964 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338

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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