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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 20,832 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,285 and $23,164 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. California University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in California, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, Cal U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, Temple has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#4

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112.

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#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

New Jersey City University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

NJCU 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 Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey City University are $26,610, 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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