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2022 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The homeland security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region homeland security students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AWC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,165 for southwest region homeland security students with aid per year to attend Arizona Western College.

Read more about Homeland Security at AWC

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 #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students with aid per year to attend UTEP.

Full UTEP Homeland Security Report

#3

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. NSU is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 8 ’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region homeland security students with aid list, NSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,994 for southwest region homeland security students with aid per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Read full report on Homeland Security at NSU

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in San Angelo, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 50 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Angelo State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State is $13,819 for southwest region homeland security students with aid.

Read more about Homeland Security at Angelo State University

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region homeland security students with aid.

Read full report on Homeland Security at SHSU

American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 64 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend American InterContinental University - Online is $12,585 for Southwest Region Homeland Security students with aid.

Full American InterContinental University - Online 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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