2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region” 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 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” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school awarded 120 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. 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

#2

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

Daytona Beach, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$8,568 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide Homeland Security Report

#3

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama

#4 in overall quality

$17,812 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AUM are $17,812, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn University at Montgomery Homeland Security Report

#4

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$20,402 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $20,402.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security

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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