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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,511 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 265th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 859 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’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 be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 120 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security at American Public University System

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Homeland Security at NSU

#3

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University at Montgomery. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AUM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn University at Montgomery Homeland Security Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #4 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide are $8,568.

Read more about Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NUS Florida also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Nova Southeastern University

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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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