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

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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 Washington, there were 928 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,530 and $24,582 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 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.

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 Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 5 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at CWU

#3

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$14,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #3 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 20 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Seattle U Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $0-$30k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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