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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,234 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the best value school in Texas for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their graduate certificate. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Angelo State are $7,246 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Houston - Downtown helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Texas. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH Downtown graduate students pay an average of $9,529 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 Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $8,666 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Corpus Christi are $7,179 a year.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas State are $9,060 a year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $9,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCU are $32,268 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, TCU is ranked #4 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Texas.

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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 7 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.

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