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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

9 Ranked Colleges
628 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,511 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 265th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 859 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 628 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security 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 homeland security 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 Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 327 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,013 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Homeland Security at American Public University System

#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern is $12,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Mercer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,437 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mercer University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Homeland Security at Mercer

#4

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,346 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Anderson University South Carolina.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,756 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Homeland Security Report

#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Columbia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 75 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia Southern University is $10,074 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Columbia Southern University Homeland Security Report

#7

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Campbell University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Buies Creek, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, Campbell has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Campbell is $20,200 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is $30,429 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#9

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,435 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

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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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