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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$10,346 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

With 640 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #15 most popular major in Mississippi.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Mississippi 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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Mississippi the best value school in Mississippi for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

Ole Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,048 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ole Miss did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Mississippi Report

#2

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

The excellent master’s degree programs at Mississippi College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Mississippi. Located in the large suburb of Clinton, MC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MC are $12,796 a year.

MC also made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Mississippi College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $9,204 per year.

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#4

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

The excellent master’s degree programs at William Carey 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 Mississippi. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, William Carey University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Carey University are $12,235 per year.

William Carey University also took the #4 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi rankings.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at William Carey University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Jackson State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Mississippi. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jackson State are $8,445 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Jackson State University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
South Carolina 1,049
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338

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 5 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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