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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$20,387 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach 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 Far Western US Region . CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 3 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

USD graduate students pay an average of $28,410 in tuition and fees each year.

USD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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Western Oregon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the town of Monmouth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western Oregon State College are $18,369 a year.

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San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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California State University - Stanislaus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stan State are $18,582 per year.

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.

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California State University - San Bernardino landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 per year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Hawaii 270
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

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 16 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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