Online Law Enforcement Degrees That are Inexpensive

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The average tuition charged by schools around the country offering online law enforcement programs is $10,807 yearly. The average tuition has increased, in recent years, by 32.9%. In 2007, the average tuition at these online colleges was $8,131 annually.

Below, the chart displays the tuition range for online law enforcement colleges from highest to lowest cost:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 8
Low cost 9
Average cost 10
Most expensive 9

Tuition of more than $16,400 each year is charged by the most expensive online law enforcement colleges. On the other end of the spectrum, tuition at the cheapest colleges is in the range of $624 to $3,540 per year. Arizona, California, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin are home to the least costly accredited online law enforcement schools.

  • Associate of Science in Criminal Justice and Criminology – Law Enforcement
  • Associate of Arts and Science in Law Enforcement – Corrections
  • M.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement
  • Associate of Arts and Science in Law Enforcement – Security Administration
  • Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration – Federal Law Enforcement
  • Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies – Policing and Law Enforcement
  • Associate of Arts and Science in Law Enforcement – Basic Police Academy
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement
  • Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement
  • Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement

A reported 11% of law enforcement graduates from online schools around the US graduated from these affordable programs in 2011. Therefore, of the 363,739 graduates from around the US, 39,404 are from the most inexpensive schools. From 2006 to 2011, the percentage of law enforcement graduates from the most inexpensive online colleges has decreased. However, the number of graduates has increased by 8,522 graduates per annum.

Tuition ranging from $4,377 to $7,793 per annum is charged by other somewhat more expensive online law enforcement schools. Tuition in this range is charged by 9 of the 36 online colleges that offer law enforcement programs in the country.

In 2011, 31.4% of the country’s law enforcement graduates received their credentials from these reasonably priced online programs. This represents 114,038 students. The number of graduates from these schools was only 37,412 students, just 5 years earlier, in 2006.

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1. West Hills College Coalinga, California $624 $4,824
2. Rio Salado College Tempe, Arizona $1,704 $7,488
3. Houston Community College Houston, Texas $1,968 $1,968
4. Lake Region State College Devils Lake, North Dakota $3,065 $3,065
5. Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, Wisconsin $3,180 $4,770
6. Erie Community College Buffalo, New York $3,300 $6,600
7. Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, Ohio $3,354 $6,868
8. Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, Iowa $3,540 $5,220
9. Century Community and Technical College White Bear Lake, Minnesota $4,377 $4,377
10. Ridgewater College Willmar, Minnesota $4,725 $4,725
11. Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $4,774 $7,161
12. Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, Minnesota $4,958 $4,958
13. SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, New York $4,970 $9,100
14. Metropolitan State University St. Paul, Minnesota $5,610 $11,464
15. Joliet Junior College Joliet, Illinois $7,011 $7,874
16. Columbia College Columbia, Missouri $7,016 $7,016
17. Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona $7,793 $20,257
18. Park University Parkville, Missouri $8,848 $8,848
19. Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan $11,152 $29,108
20. Thomas University Thomasville, Georgia $12,000 $12,000

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