2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Connecticut, there were 1,617 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $29,793 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 276 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Connecticut

#1

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$17,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Haven. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 207 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$21,304 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the #2 spot on the list. Albertus Magnus is a small school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 13 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus are $21,304, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Albertus Magnus College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#3

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$34,806 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacred Heart University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Sacred Heart University

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

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