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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
266 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 679 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,514 and $29,212 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 266 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Texas.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Homeland Security at UNT

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $7,543 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NSU Homeland Security Report

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k list, Angelo State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $11,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Angelo State Homeland Security Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Texas A&M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. West Texas A&M University is a public institution located in Canyon, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $10,146 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at West Texas A&M University

#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 160 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,704 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Read more about Homeland Security at Grand Canyon University

#6 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Schaumburg, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,340 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend AIU Online.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Homeland Security Report

University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $13,378 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $24,201 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Texas Southern 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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