2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School for You
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 4,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Pennsylvania 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Delaware Valley University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Doylestown, DelVal is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DelVal are $9,282 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Marywood University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
Marywood graduate students pay an average of $11,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Ship graduate students pay an average of $11,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holy Family University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Holy Family are $12,181 per year.
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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.
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Robert Morris 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 #7 on the list. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moon Township.
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Waynesburg University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Waynesburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Waynesburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Waynesburg are $16,440 a year.
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Temple 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Millersville are $11,934 a year.
Request InformationBest Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3,309 |
| New York | 9,990 |
| Maryland | 1,426 |
| Delaware | 314 |
| District of Columbia | 564 |
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Majors Related to 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 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.
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