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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$20,350 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Global Campus the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000 per year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

CCU graduate students pay an average of $14,626 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Weber 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 Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public college with a very large student population.

WSU graduate students pay an average of $18,226 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs graduate students pay an average of $14,312 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

CU Anschutz graduate students pay an average of $24,342 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCCS are $25,584 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley 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. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.

UVU graduate students pay an average of $22,005 in tuition and fees each year.

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Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boise State are $26,558 per year.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,591
Utah 808
Montana 57
Idaho 312
Wyoming 202

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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