2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Homeland Security is the 130th most popular major in the country with 6,303 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 678 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,300 and $30,066 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #1 spot on the list. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

SLU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Capella University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k)

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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