2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

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 for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Plains States region, there were 281 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$10,468 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Des Moines Area Community College is $10,468 for plains states region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$21,059 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #2 spot on the list. Waldorf University is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Waldorf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Waldorf is $21,059 for plains states region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $48-$75k)

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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