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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,088 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 undergraduate certificate 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.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southern Arkansas University Tech Report

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate 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.

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#3

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas Tech University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. ATU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

ATU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,900 in in-state tuition and fees each 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
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 3 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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