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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 the Southeast region, there were 39,198 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,832 and $27,894 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16,943 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 188 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Thomas University

Thomasville, Georgia
#21 in overall quality

Out of the 188 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #1 spot on the list. TU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $18,004 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Thomas University.

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#2

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 188 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #2 spot on the list. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,164 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
Top 25% in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Miami Dade College is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 128 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend MDC is $9,129 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10 in overall quality

Out of the 188 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #4 spot on the list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 603 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $13,821 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Polk State College

Winter Haven, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Polk State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Winter Haven, Florida, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Polk State is $9,394 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 576 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $15,074 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Florida State.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Central Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 526 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #9 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,192 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Central Florida.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#8

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida

Indian River State College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $6,342 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#9

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
Top 20% in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of West Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 81 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UWF is also in the top of our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of West Florida is $12,116 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#10

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
Top 15% in overall quality

University of North Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dahlonega, Georgia, and it awarded 119 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, UNG also did well on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,939 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNG.

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#11

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida

Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. FSCJ is a large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 26 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Florida State College at Jacksonville is $8,713 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#12

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #12. Alcorn State University is a small public school situated in Alcorn State, Mississippi. It awarded 21 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Alcorn State is $17,269 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#13

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

With a ranking of #13, William Carey University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend William Carey University is $9,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full William Carey University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#14

Dalton State College

Dalton, Georgia

With a ranking of #14, Dalton State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Dalton State College is a small school located in Dalton, Georgia that handed out 31 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,632 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Dalton State College.

Full DSC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#15

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#16

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #16. Elizabeth City State University is a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $6,708 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ECSU.

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#17

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for NKU is $12,301 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#18

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
Top 20% in overall quality

University of North Florida ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 178 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

UNF also claimed a top spot on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $14,778 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#19

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is $13,078 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#20

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

St Petersburg College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Clearwater, Florida, this large public school awarded 63 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for SPC is $10,815 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Top 25% in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 69 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,957 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southeastern.

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#22

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #22. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $12,613 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#23

Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia
Top 25% in overall quality

Augusta University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Augusta University is $13,836 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#24

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #24. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Fayetteville State University is $11,680 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Fayetteville State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#25

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
Top 20% in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

FGCU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $15,776 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FGCU.

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Rest of the Best 29 in Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#29

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

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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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