2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Our 2023 rankings named Salve Regina University the best value school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Husson 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 the New England Region . Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Husson are $17,680 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Lowell helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Lowell.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.
University of New Haven graduate students pay an average of $18,070 in tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,785 |
| Maine | 289 |
| Rhode Island | 582 |
| Massachusetts | 2,955 |
| Connecticut | 1,629 |
| Vermont | 344 |
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Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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.