2023 Best Value 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security is the 258th most popular major in the country with 3,012 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 441 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

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Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$11,687 Average Net Price

$45,743 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

WSU also made our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend WSU is $11,687 for Plains States Region Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Wichita State University Homeland Security Report

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Waldorf University
Forest City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$19,729 Average Net Price

$52,483 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Waldorf University is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 16 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Waldorf, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Waldorf University is $19,729 for plains states region homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

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• Best Value 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.