2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Kansas, there were 884 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,630 and $26,167 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $30-$48k) in Kansas

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 17 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wichita State University are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Wichita State University

#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$19,206 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 4 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Washburn University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washburn University are $19,206, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Washburn University

#3

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas

$12,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Winfield, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

SC also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southwestern College are $12,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income $30-$48k)

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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