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.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Colleges.
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 large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ferris are $8,232 a 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 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 city of Fort Wayne.
Trine graduate students pay an average of $10,350 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Trine also did well on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
Xavier University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Xavier are $12,076 a year.
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IWU are $10,440 per year.
Western Illinois University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. 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.
Purdue University Global landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.
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Best 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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