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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 159 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security programs, but they also cost less that 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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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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aurora University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Aurora, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k list, Aurora has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora University are $13,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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