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2022 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 183 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the homeland security program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,614 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Read more about Homeland Security at Northeastern State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,092 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at UTEP

#3

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Yuma, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend AWC is $9,734 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full AWC Homeland Security Report

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 50 ’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State is $9,799 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Angelo State University Homeland Security Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,561 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.

Read full report on Homeland Security at SHSU

American InterContinental University - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. AIU Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, AIU Online has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AIU Online is $12,377 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Homeland Security Report

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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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