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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the homeland security program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree homeland security students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Homeland Security Report

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,396 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Angelo State Homeland Security Report

#3

American InterContinental University - Online

Schaumburg, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$12,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Homeland Security Report

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (With Aid)

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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