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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$11,819 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School for You

With 3,212 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Ohio.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio 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 school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Youngstown State University are $6,751 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Hamilton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Hamilton is a small public school located in the suburb of Hamilton.

Miami University - Hamilton graduate students pay an average of $7,584 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

The excellent master’s degree programs at Xavier University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Ohio. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Xavier graduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Xavier also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tiffin University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Tiffin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tiffin University are $13,000 a year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

With a ranking of #7, Franklin 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. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Franklin University are $16,080 per year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #8, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $16,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dayton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Illinois 3,067
Wisconsin 1,324

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 9 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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