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Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$5,926 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,313 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 9th in New Mexico. In fact, 630 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 New Mexico ranking.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree School

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 a year.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
Oklahoma 1,017

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 values are for the top school 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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