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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$18,454 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 3,253 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a North Carolina 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in North Carolina 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. 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 North Carolina

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 University of North Carolina at Pembroke the best value school in North Carolina for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Pembroke are $3,495 per year.

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#2

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Elizabeth City State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. ECSU is a small public school located in the town of Elizabeth City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECSU are $3,326 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

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#4

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at North Carolina Central University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Carolina Central University are $6,644 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 20% of our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.

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Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year.

Appalachian State 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 North Carolina list.

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#8

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #8, East Carolina 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. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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North Carolina A & T State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year.

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#10

Winston - Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Winston - Salem 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. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, WSSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSSU are $6,247 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 Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338
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.

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