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2022 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security programs, but they also cost less that 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k list, NSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,543 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NSU.

Full Northeastern State University Homeland Security Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $7,427 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full UTEP Homeland Security Report

#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 $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 17 ’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,238 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Homeland Security at AWC

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Angelo State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,516 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Angelo State University.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Angelo State University

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about 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 $30-$48k list. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k 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 $13,340 for southwest region homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Homeland Security at 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%.

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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