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2022 Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
507 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,793 people earned their degree in other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services, making the major the 324th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 849 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 507 other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.

#1

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Miami Dade College is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MDC is $4,842 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services students.

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#2

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the #2 spot on the list. St Petersburg College is a public institution located in Clearwater, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SPC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Petersburg College is $3,226 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services students.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville is $3,916 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services students.

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#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to qualified students.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida Atlantic University is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services students.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida SouthWestern State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Florida SouthWestern State College is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 22 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2019-2020.

FSW also made our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend FSW is $8,100 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services students.

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#6

Savannah State University

Savannah, Georgia
#8 in overall quality

Savannah State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2019-2020.

Savannah State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,220 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services students per year to attend Savannah State University.

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#1 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 117 bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services students list, VCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend VCU is $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tulane University of Louisiana is $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree other homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting & related protective services students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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