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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$20,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 262 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,500 and $23,021 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $15,424 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oakland.

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#2

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Superior State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior State University is $16,656 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Akron Main Campus is $20,582 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Homeland Security at University of Akron Main Campus

#4

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Indianapolis is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 2 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UIndy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $24,521 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UIndy.

Read more about Homeland Security at University of Indianapolis

#5

Herzing University - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Herzing University - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Herzing University - Madison also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Herzing University - Madison is $27,524 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana Tech - CPS is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana Tech - CPS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is $20,656 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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