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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,580 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 6,464 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Florida to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Florida. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

UCF graduate students pay an average of $8,872 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Central Florida

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Florida State are $11,553 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at FIU are $11,106 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida International University

#4

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUS Florida are $22,790 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nova Southeastern University Report

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
South Carolina 1,049
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
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

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 4 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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