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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region” ranking.

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” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region

#1

American InterContinental University - Online

Schaumburg, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$12,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846.

Full AIU Online Homeland Security Report

#2

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$14,396 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Homeland Security at SHSU

• 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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