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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$10,435 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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.

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

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 Middle Georgia State University to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Georgia State University are $4,042 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Georgia. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $5,513 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNG is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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#3

Dalton State College

Dalton, GA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Dalton State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Georgia. Located in the city of Dalton, DSC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DSC are $3,683 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. KSU Georgia is a fairly 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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#5

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

Out of the 27 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Gwinnett College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Georgia Gwinnett College is a 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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#6

College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, GA

College of Coastal Georgia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Brunswick, CCGA is a public school 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albany State are $5,934 per 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VSU are $6,583 per year.

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Clayton State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the suburb of Morrow, Clayton State University is a public school with a moderately-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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#10

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Columbus State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

CSU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,241 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
South Carolina 1,049
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Tennessee 1,330

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 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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