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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$8,512 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 Texas with 8,278 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas 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.

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.

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

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

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $8,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 4 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $9,060 per year.

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#3

Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Prairie View A & M University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. PVAMU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Prairie View.

PVAMU graduate students pay an average of $7,993 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Southern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TSU are $8,328 a year.

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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 Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
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

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 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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