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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$18,054 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,554 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sam Houston State University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.

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#4

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Prairie View A & M University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

PVAMU graduate students pay an average of $17,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Southern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TSU are $15,488 per year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Texas Southern University Report

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
New Mexico 630
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 5 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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