2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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 Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income Over $110k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #2 spot on the list. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, 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 Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Income Over $110k)

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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