2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 6,303 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 130th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, homeland security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,439 and had an average of $30,424 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,233 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,240 and $31,056 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,060 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 20 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $6,211 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 510 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
American Military University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,013 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabeth City State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Elizabeth City State University is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
ECSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ECSU is $1,217 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GMU is $16,204 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $12,397 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Arkansas Tech University is located in Russellville, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
ATU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,842 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ATU.
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Barry University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.
Barry University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,405 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Barry University.
Mercer University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mercer University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Mercer also took the #9 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,437 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mercer.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Anderson University South Carolina landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Anderson, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
Anderson University South Carolina did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Anderson University South Carolina is $20,346 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, A-State has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $10,948 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
Bethel University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bethel is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bethel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,339 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bethel University.
With a ranking of #12, Columbia College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia College South Carolina is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 28 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia College South Carolina, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College is $16,819 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a ranking of #13, Jacksonville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, Jacksonville State University has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $12,693 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 14 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Embry-Riddle Worldwide is $17,756 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.
Columbia Southern University also took the #21 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $10,074 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Herzing University - Atlanta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Atlanta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,660 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Herzing University - Atlanta.
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Herzing University - Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #17. Herzing University - Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Herzing University - Birmingham not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Birmingham is $26,976 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Campbell University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Campbell University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It awarded 46 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, Campbell has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,200 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Campbell University.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also took the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach is $30,429 for southeast region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,435 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.
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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%.
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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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