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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
367 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor's in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 104 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,446 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 152 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $8,659 for new mexico bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ENMU - Main Campus is $9,516 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid.

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#4

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid list, New Mexico Highlands University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $9,661 for new mexico bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid per year to attend New Mexico Highlands University.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

Western New Mexico University also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Western New Mexico University is $12,411 for new mexico bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid.

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#6

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

University of the Southwest ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $20,850 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid per year to attend University of the Southwest.

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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%.

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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