2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England 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.
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 Nichols College the best value school in the New England Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Nichols graduate students pay an average of $1,075 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westfield State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 per year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.
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Curry College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Curry is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Curry are $15,114 a year.
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Salem State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public college with a small student population.
Maritime graduate students pay an average of $19,984 in tuition and fees each year.
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Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JWU Online are $14,706 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Roger Williams 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. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RWU are $18,406 a 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 New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,785 |
| Maine | 289 |
| Rhode Island | 582 |
| Massachusetts | 2,955 |
| Connecticut | 1,629 |
| Vermont | 344 |
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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 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.