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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$17,360 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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.

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

#1

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

Our analysis found Nichols College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nichols are $1,075 per year.

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#2

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Westfield State 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 the New England Region . Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Westfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 per year.

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#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Fitchburg State 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 the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. 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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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Endicott graduate students pay an average of $12,746 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Curry College

Milton, MA

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 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. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Salem State graduate students pay an average of $10,477 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts Maritime Academy 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 suburb of Buzzards Bay, Maritime is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Maritime are $19,984 per year.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

JWU Online graduate students pay an average of $14,706 in tuition and fees each year.

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Roger Williams 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 #10 on the list. 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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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
Rhode Island 582
Massachusetts 2,955
Connecticut 1,629
Vermont 344

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

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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