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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,216 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,612 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

In 2020-2021, 270 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Hawaii college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Hawaii to see which 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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii

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

Best Hawaii Schools for Affordable Quality in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

$3,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Honolulu Community College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Hawaii. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Honolulu CC are $3,174 a year.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Hawaii. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii list. UOPX - Hawaii is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Honolulu.

UOPX - Hawaii undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at UOPX - Hawaii take out is $46,010. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $170.

UOPX - Hawaii also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii list, coming in at #3.

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$30,020 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hawaii Pacific University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Hawaii Pacific University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,020 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$27,454 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaminade University of Honolulu. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii list. Chaminade University of Honolulu is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chaminade University of Honolulu are $27,454 a year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Chaminade University of Honolulu take out an average of $23,829 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $327.

Chaminade University of Honolulu not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Hawaii list.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Nevada 764
Alaska 140

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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