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

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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 New Mexico, there were 802 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,059 and $21,912 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 16 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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#2

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USW, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USW are $22,500.

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

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

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