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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Southwest region, there were 679 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,514 and $29,212 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNT Homeland Security Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #3 spot on the list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP also took the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Read more about Homeland Security at The University of Texas at El Paso

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 153 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Homeland Security Report

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k list, Angelo State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Angelo State University

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University

#2 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’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 masters’s homeland security degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Homeland Security at AIU Online

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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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