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

8 Ranked Colleges
255 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 141,046 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Missouri, there were 2,178 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,698 and $27,446 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 255 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Missouri (With Aid)

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Southern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Missouri Southern State University is a medium-sized school located in Joplin, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid list, Missouri Southern has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Southern State University are $6,300.

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#2

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeast Missouri State University are $10,792.

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#3

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid list, UMKC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699.

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#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 172 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

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#7

Missouri Baptist University

Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #7, Missouri Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. MBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 5 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

MBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri Baptist University are $10,256.

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#8

Columbia College

Columbia, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Columbia College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

Columbia College Missouri not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College are $8,584.

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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%.

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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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