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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Delaware

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,073 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,380 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

With 314 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #12 most popular major in Delaware.

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

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Delaware ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Delaware to see which 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 Schools in Delaware

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.

Best Delaware Schools for Affordable Quality in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

$4,945 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Delaware Technical Community College - Terry to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Delaware. Delaware Tech is a large public school located in the city of Dover.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $4,945 per year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Delaware Tech accumulate an average of around $8,437 in student debt.

Delaware Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Delaware rankings.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Delaware. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wilmington University are $11,760 a year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Wilmington University take out an average of $24,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wilmington University is ranked #3 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Delaware.

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

#3

Goldey - Beacom College

Wilmington, DE
$12,750 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Goldey - Beacom College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wilmington, Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goldey - Beacom College are $12,750 per year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Goldey - Beacom College accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Strayer University - Delaware helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Delaware. Located in the city of Newark, Strayer University - Delaware is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Delaware are $13,515 a year. After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Strayer University - Delaware carry an average student debtload of $56,537.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Strayer University - Delaware Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
Pennsylvania 4,059
New York 9,990
Maryland 1,426
District of Columbia 564

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 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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