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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
628 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,222 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid per year to attend American Public University System.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full American Military University Homeland Security Report

#2

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Eastern

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Worldwide is $20,333 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid.

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 Aeronautical University - Worldwide

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Mercer also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid per year to attend Mercer University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Mercer

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Anderson University South Carolina is $21,756 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid.

Read more about Homeland Security at Anderson University South Carolina

#6

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Columbia Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 75 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,368 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid per year to attend Columbia Southern University.

Full Columbia Southern University Homeland Security Report

#7

Campbell University

Buies Creek, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Campbell University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Campbell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Campbell is $24,544 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid.

Full Campbell Homeland Security Report

#8

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

#2 in overall quality

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is $34,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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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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