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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$9,212 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,137 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,324 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Wisconsin 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.

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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

$3,723 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Wisconsin. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $3,723 per year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at North Central Technical College take out an average of $13,322 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,122 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lakeshore Technical College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $4,122 per year.

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$4,571 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Wisconsin. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Tech are $4,571 a year. The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Southwest Tech take out is $10,000.

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#4

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI
$4,418 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public college with a small student population.

Mid-State undergraduate students pay an average of $4,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 23 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Madison College carry an average student debtload of $16,964.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #2 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Wisconsin.

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#6

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$4,572 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Western Technical College carry an average student debtload of $11,351.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Waukesha County Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $4,488 per year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at WCTC take out an average of $17,438 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Gateway Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $12,204 in student debt.

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$4,746 Average Tuition & Fees

Fox Valley Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $4,746 per year. On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from FVTC take out $12,326 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, FVTC also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Wisconsin list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,568 per year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $14,051 in student debt.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Ohio 3,212
Illinois 3,067

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 23 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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