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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$13,242 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 582 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Rhode Island

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Salve Regina University the best value school in Rhode Island for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salve Regina are $11,730 a year.

Salve Regina also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #4.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Salve Regina University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JWU Online are $14,706 a year.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

RWU graduate students pay an average of $18,406 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

RWU also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RIC are $9,590 per year.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,785
Maine 289
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 4 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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