Online Masters Degree Programs in Law Enforcement With the Most Affordable Tuition

By Staff

An average tuition of $15,607 annually is charged by colleges and universities across the nation that offer online masters degree in law enforcement programs. The average tuition has increased, over the past few years, by 6%. At these online colleges the average tuition per annum in 2007 was $14,725.

The range of tuition at colleges offering online law enforcement programs at the masters level from most to least expensive is shown in the following chart:

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 2
Low cost 4
Average cost 3
Most expensive 3

A yearly tuition of over $18,500 is charged by the costliest online masters degree in law enforcement colleges and universities. However, annual tuition ranging from $7,016 to $7,793 is charged by the cheapest schools. The lowest cost accredited online law enforcement masters degree schools are located in Arizona and Missouri.

  • M.S. in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement
  • Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration – Federal Law Enforcement
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement
  • Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology – Law Enforcement
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Administration
  • Master of Science in Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice – Public Administration Specialization
  • Master of Science in Criminal Justice
  • Master of Public Administration – Criminal Justice Specialization
  • Criminal Justice – MS

In 2011, an estimated 43% of law enforcement graduates with masters degrees from online colleges across the country earned credentials from these cheap programs. This represents 81,958 of the 192,059 graduates from around the US. Between 2006 and 2011, the number of law enforcement graduates with masters degrees from the least expensive online schools has increased by 39,490 graduates per year, while the percentage of graduates from these schools has decreased.

Yearly tuition in the range of $11,152 to $15,285 is charged by other somewhat more costly online law enforcement masters degree colleges. Of the 12 online colleges and universities that offer masters degrees in law enforcement programs in the nation, 4 charge students tuition in this range.

In 2011, 38.5%, or 73,966 of the country’s law enforcement masters level graduates received their certificates from these cheap online programs. Only 13,895 students graduated from these schools, just 5 years earlier, in 2006.

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