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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
628 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southeast region, there were 859 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 628 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 327 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Full American Public University System Homeland Security Report

#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #8 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $17,293 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Homeland Security at Eastern

#3

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anderson University South Carolina. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Anderson University South Carolina is $23,621 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Homeland Security at Anderson University South Carolina

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mercer University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,301 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mercer University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Mercer

#5

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $11,627 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Homeland Security at Columbia Southern University

#6

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Campbell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Campbell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $26,197 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Campbell University.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Campbell University

#2 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is $36,720 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach

#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 16 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,811 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Homeland Security Report

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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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