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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Full George Mason University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Louisville Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884.

Full UA Little Rock Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#7

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#7 in overall quality

Georgia State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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