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2022 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
621 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,006 people earned their degree in critical infrastructure protection, making the major the 478th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 621 critical infrastructure protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in critical infrastructure protection. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great critical infrastructure protection programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the critical infrastructure protection program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree critical infrastructure protection students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Critical Infrastructure Protection (Income $48-$75k)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 114 masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa Critical Infrastructure Protection Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 95 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Critical Infrastructure Protection at GWU

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Read more about Critical Infrastructure Protection at George Mason University

#4

Utica College

Utica, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utica College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Utica College is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 167 masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees to qualified students.

Utica College also made our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utica College are $22,030.

Read more about Critical Infrastructure Protection at Utica College

#5

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 104 masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SNHU are $18,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Critical Infrastructure Protection at Southern New Hampshire 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.

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