2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,338 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Georgia 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Middle Georgia State University the best value school in Georgia for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Georgia State University are $4,042 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Georgia is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNG are $5,513 a year.
UNG excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dalton State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the small city of Dalton, DSC is a public school with a small student population.
DSC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,683 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 27 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KSU Georgia are $6,436 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Gwinnett College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.
Georgia Gwinnett College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,948 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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College of Coastal Georgia 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. Located in the city of Brunswick, CCGA is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCGA are $3,933 per year.
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Albany State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Albany State are $5,934 a year.
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Valdosta State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VSU are $6,583 a year.
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Clayton State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clayton State University are $5,568 a year.
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Columbus 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 #10 on the list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.
CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,241 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 3,253 |
West Virginia | 2,543 |
Mississippi | 640 |
South Carolina | 1,049 |
Florida | 6,464 |
Virginia | 3,572 |
Arkansas | 735 |
Alabama | 2,863 |
Kentucky | 1,321 |
Tennessee | 1,330 |
Louisiana | 1,112 |
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Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.