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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$16,337 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 Missouri with 1,500 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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

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

#1

Jefferson College

Hillsboro, MO

Our analysis found Jefferson College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. JeffCo is a small public school located in the rural area of Hillsboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JeffCo are $6,030 a year.

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#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Saint Louis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 per year.

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#3

Mineral Area College

Park Hills, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mineral Area College is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. MAC is a small public school located in the town of Park Hills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MAC are $5,200 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Missouri Southern State University is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Southern are $7,762 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $6,840 per year.

MCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU also took the #4 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Nebraska 729
North Dakota 271

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 6 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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