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by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,355 and had an average of $25,230 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 23,341 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,791 and $21,393 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 66 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.
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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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region.
Out of the 66 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden West College landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 170 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, Golden West College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Golden West College is $4,024 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. College of Southern Nevada is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 297 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
CSN also took the #9 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CSN is $7,019 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, UOPX - California has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $13,172 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend UOPX - California.
Full UOPX - California Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 294 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
SRJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $6,585 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
Full SRJC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
East Los Angeles College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school awarded 814 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
East Los Angeles College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend East Los Angeles College is $11,028 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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Fresno City College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Fresno, California, and it awarded 230 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $2,584 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students per year to attend Fresno City College.
Full Fresno City College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Moreno Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moreno Valley College is a public institution located in Moreno Valley, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 348 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Moreno Valley College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $5,818 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Moreno Valley College.
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Napa Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Napa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Napa Valley College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $14,155 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Napa Valley College.
Full Napa Valley College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Sacramento City College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 132 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City also took the #24 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sacramento City College is $5,785 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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Santa Ana College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Santa Ana, California, this large public school handed out 505 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $4,745 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students per year to attend Santa Ana College.
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Southwestern College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Southwestern College is a fairly large school located in Chula Vista, California that handed out 251 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
SWC Chula Vista did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $4,877 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Southwestern College.
Full Southwestern College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
California State University - Long Beach came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 335 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
CSULB also took the #11 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSULB is $10,054 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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National University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 358 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at National University, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend National University is $20,722 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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El Camino College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 188 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend El Camino College is $11,095 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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With a ranking of #16, Reedley College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Reedley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Reedley, California. It awarded 90 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Reedley College is $4,892 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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Spokane Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized school located in Spokane, Washington that handed out 35 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Spokane Community College is $5,173 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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With a ranking of #18, Honolulu Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu Community College is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 109 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Honolulu CC is $7,700 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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With a ranking of #19, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Delta is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 158 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for San Joaquin Delta College is $14,779 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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Mt. San Antonio College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 196 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Antonio College is $3,144 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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Ventura College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Ventura College is a fairly large school located in Ventura, California that handed out 206 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $1,590 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Ventura College.
Full Ventura College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 346 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, UNLV has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $10,993 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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San Diego Miramar College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 161 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for San Diego Miramar College is $4,886 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - San Bernardino is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 266 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CSUSB is $8,107 for Far Western US Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
College of the Sequoias came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Sequoias is located in Visalia, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 243 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend College of the Sequoias is $1,222 for far western us region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
Full College of the Sequoias Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
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