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2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southwest region, there were 19,253 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,738 and $24,990 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,885 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 58 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 425 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#16 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas at Dallas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

UNT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas at Dallas is $8,488 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#20 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M International University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 190 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k list, Texas A&M International University has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 58 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 834 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona 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 Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NSU.

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#21 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 319 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 283 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UTSA.

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With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 27 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Southeastern Oklahoma State University is $8,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

It costs about $6,753 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OSU-OKC.

Full Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#11

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #11. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 852 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

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#12

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

Texas Woman’s University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#15 in overall quality

University of Houston - Downtown ranked #13 on this year’s Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 223 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $6,848 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UH Downtown.

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#14

University of North Texas

Denton, Texas
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 318 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#15

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas
#24 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 44 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Texas also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 263 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for AIU Online is $12,585 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#19 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#18

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 304 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#19

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

East Central University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $10,334 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $9,516 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

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#11 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #21. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 196 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#22

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#22 in overall quality

Lamar University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#24

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 211 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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#24

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico

With a ranking of #24, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Western New Mexico University is $12,411 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Western New Mexico University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#25

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of the Southwest is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 10 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend USW is $20,850 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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