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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
257 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Colorado 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 Colorado, there were 2,546 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,933 and $24,455 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 257 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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 Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public institution located in Greenwood Village, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid list, Colorado State University - Global Campus has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000.

Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#3

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Northern Colorado Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 149 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $14,413.

Full Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#6

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, Colorado

With a ranking of #6, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. CCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCU are $14,626, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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