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2022 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

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

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 Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the critical infrastructure protection program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree critical infrastructure protection students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Critical Infrastructure Protection (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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.

Read more about Critical Infrastructure Protection at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 2 masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Utica College

Utica, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utica College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Utica College is a small school located in Utica, New York that handed out 167 masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Utica College, the school also landed the #2 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 Utica College are $22,030.

Full Utica College Critical Infrastructure Protection Report

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Washington University Critical Infrastructure Protection Report

#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 Getting Aid. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 104 masters’s critical infrastructure protection degrees in 2019-2020.

SNHU also made our “Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern New Hampshire University 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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