2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School for You
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
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 Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Ferris State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses landed the # 3 spot on the list. Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trine are $10,350 per year.
Trine excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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Xavier University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 per year.
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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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Lewis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
Lewis graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Purdue University Global graduate students pay an average of $10,582 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 schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,647 |
| Michigan | 2,277 |
| Ohio | 3,212 |
| Illinois | 3,067 |
| Wisconsin | 1,324 |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Related Majors for 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 25 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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