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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,608 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 3,253 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina 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.

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 North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 a year.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fayetteville State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Fayetteville State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

Fayetteville State University graduate students pay an average of $5,835 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina 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 North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Guilford College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greensboro.

Guilford graduate students pay an average of $5,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina Central 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 North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

North Carolina Central University graduate students pay an average of $7,641 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

Mars Hill University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mars Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mars Hill are $12,211 a year.

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North Carolina Wesleyan College 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 city of Rocky Mount, North Carolina Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

North Carolina Wesleyan College graduate students pay an average of $17,435 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

Methodist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Methodist are $41,428 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338
Tennessee 1,330

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 8 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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