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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$4,209 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,088 Avg Salary

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #13 most popular major in Louisiana with 1,112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found SOWELA Technical Community College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lake Charles, SOWELA is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SOWELA are $4,265 a year.

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#2

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Delgado Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Delgado Community College Report

Out of the 3 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Bossier Parish Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bossier City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 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 Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
South Carolina 1,049
Tennessee 1,330
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

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 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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