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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security is the 265th most popular major in the country with 2,511 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 281 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The homeland security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,642 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

WSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,642 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Homeland Security at Wichita State University

#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$19,719 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #2 spot on the list. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 21 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Waldorf also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,719 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Waldorf University.

Full Waldorf University Homeland Security Report

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$17,429 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,429 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Capella University

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k)

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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