2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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” 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

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Plains States Region

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,716 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #1 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 Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Walden University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 55 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees 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.

Full Capella University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at UND

#4

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$16,374 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 3 doctorate’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

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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