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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$14,732 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 #16 most popular major in Kansas with 722 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Kansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

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

Our analysis found Fort Hays 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 Kansas. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $5,430 per year.

FHSU also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list, coming in at #5.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Fort Hays State University Report

#2

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Grantham 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 Kansas. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grantham University are $8,280 a year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Grantham University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

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

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year.

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#6

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

Washburn University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Central Christian College of Kansas 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 town of McPherson, Central Christian College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Central Christian College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,225 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Central Christian College of Kansas Report

#8

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

Southwestern College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SC are $34,900 a year.

SC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

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Kansas Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Kansas Wesleyan University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Salina.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas Wesleyan University are $31,340 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Kansas Wesleyan University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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 9 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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