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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 141,046 people earned their degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,494 and had an average of $25,120 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 2,686 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,310 and $23,400 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 47 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 24 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908.

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#3

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

GVSU also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215.

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#6

Adrian College

Adrian, Michigan

Adrian College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Adrian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Adrian, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adrian College are $19,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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