2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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 for a Master’s in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Texas, there were 112 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Texas

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in Texas

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

#1 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

SHSU also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. 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

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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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