2026 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Critical Infrastructure Protection](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/homeland-security/critical-infrastructure-protection/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for critical infrastructure protection students.
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2026 Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in critical infrastructure protection, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools
Our analysis ranked Waldorf College the best value for a degree in critical infrastructure protection in the The Plains States Region. Waldorf College is a mid-sized private for-profit school located in the rural area of Forest City. In-state tuition and fees average $25,978. Critical Infrastructure Protection graduates carry a median of $23,437 in student loans. Soon after graduation, critical infrastructure protection degree recipients from Waldorf College generally make around $66,446. That is a strong return on a $23,437 median debt. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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