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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$8,561 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 9th in New Mexico. In fact, 630 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Mexico 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 New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $6,528 per year.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year.

NMSU Main Campus also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #4.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $6,876 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM are $7,906 a year.

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

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western New Mexico University are $6,557 per year.

Western New Mexico University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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University of the Southwest ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USW are $16,200 per year.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
Oklahoma 1,017

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 7 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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