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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$13,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #13 most popular major in Louisiana with 1,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Louisiana 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. 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 Louisiana

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 2023 rankings named Herzing University - Kenner the best value school in Louisiana for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Kenner, Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Herzing University - Kenner undergraduate students pay an average of $14,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school located in the rural area of Alexandria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University - Alexandria are $6,974 per year.

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#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

McNeese undergraduate students pay an average of $8,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

McNeese did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ULM is ranked #3 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Louisiana.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $7,327 per year.

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Southern University at New Orleans landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, SUNO is a public college with a small student population.

SUNO undergraduate students pay an average of $7,059 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSU is a large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $10,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern University and A & M College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 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
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
South Carolina 1,049
Tennessee 1,330
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

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 13 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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