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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$9,866 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,336 Avg Salary

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

With 735 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #14 most popular major in Arkansas.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Arkansas 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

$4,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southern Arkansas University Tech to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. SAU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Camden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAU Tech are $4,770 per year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at SAU Tech accumulate an average of around $9,902 in student debt.

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$5,754 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAFS are $5,754 per year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at UAFS take out an average of $20,512 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$9,512 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at UA Little Rock take out an average of $27,174 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR
$9,574 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $9,574 per year. After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from UARK carry an average student debtload of $23,900.

UARK also took the #1 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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$8,064 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Arkansas. UAPB is a small public school located in the city of Pine Bluff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAPB are $8,064 a year. After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from UAPB carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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$9,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus are $9,310 per year. On average, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus take out $23,433 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR
$7,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #7 on the list. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ATU are $7,900 a year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at ATU accumulate an average of around $23,355 in student debt.

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#8

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR
$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #8 on the list. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

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

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$8,029 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Arkansas at Monticello did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. It came in at #9 on the list. UAM is a small public school located in the town of Monticello.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAM are $8,029 a year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at UAM take out an average of $29,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

#10

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Harding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Searcy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year. After completing their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates from Harding carry an average student debtload of $25,946.

Harding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Arkansas list.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Mississippi 640
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 10 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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