2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region
235
Ranked Colleges
39,822
Degrees Awarded
$8,200
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 142,610 people earned their degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 39,822 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,660 and $27,965 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 235 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Southeast Region
Out of the 235 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. American Military University is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,997 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,563 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. South Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Americus, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 206 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Georgia Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $763 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students per year to attend South Georgia Technical College.
Full South Georgia Technical College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida 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 446 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at HCC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,949 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend HCC.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 574 students in 2020-2021.
Valencia College also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,354 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 225 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,452 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.
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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Central Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Warner Robins, Georgia that handed out 176 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $2,404 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Central Georgia Technical College.
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Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 1,273 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, Liberty University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,382 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Liberty University.
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University of the Cumberlands did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of the Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Cumberlands excels when it comes to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting quality. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of the Cumberlands is $13,476 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Rome, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $1,445 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students per year to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
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Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Seminole State College of Florida is a fairly large school located in Sanford, Florida that handed out 363 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
Seminole State excels when it comes to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting quality. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Seminole State College of Florida is $8,427 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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Indian River State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Pierce, Florida, and it awarded 257 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
Indian River State College excels when it comes to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $3,786 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Indian River State College.
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North Georgia Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. North Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Clarkesville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $3,438 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend North Georgia Technical College.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 72 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide excels when it comes to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is $18,938 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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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Western Carolina University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Cullowhee, North Carolina 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 157 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCU is also in the top of our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,924 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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With a ranking of #15, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 707 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,946 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Georgia Military College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 128 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Military College is $11,029 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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Albany Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 184 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Albany Technical College is $663 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students.
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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Griffin, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 111 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $5,956 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Southern Crescent Technical College.
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Savannah Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah Tech is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $4,992 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend Savannah Tech.
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Itawamba Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $4,086 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students per year to attend ICC.
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With a ranking of #21, Columbia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 1,773 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $11,241 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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With a ranking of #22, Guilford Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 155 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Guilford Technical Community College is $10,898 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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Central Piedmont Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $5,710 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Valdosta, Georgia, this small public school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is $1,978 for Southeast Region Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students.
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University of Southern Mississippi came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi 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 102 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $14,032 for southeast region homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students per year to attend University of Southern Mississippi.
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