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

6 Ranked Colleges
257 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 141,046 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Colorado, there were 2,546 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,933 and $24,455 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 257 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #2 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 33 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 149 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#6

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado

Colorado Christian University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

CCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Christian University are $14,626, 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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  • *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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