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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $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 Master’s in the Southwest 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 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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 9 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 $75-$110k list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank 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 full report on Homeland Security at The University of Texas at El Paso

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 153 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 $75-$110k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 46 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at AIU Online

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s homeland security 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Read more about Homeland Security at University of North Texas

#6

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

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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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