2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 7,588 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,468 and $28,144 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 55 degrees to qualified doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (With Aid)

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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