2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Homeland Security is the 265th most popular major in the country with 2,511 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 183 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #1 spot on the list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for AWC is $10,238 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.
AIU Online also made our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $13,340 for southwest region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend American InterContinental University - Online.
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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%.
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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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