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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
266 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Northeastern State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at UNT

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Grand Canyon University 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 Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

West Texas A&M University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also took the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,585 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend AIU Online.

Read full report on Homeland Security at American InterContinental University - Online

#6

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Angelo State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Angelo State University.

Read more about Homeland Security at Angelo State University

University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Read full report on Homeland Security at UOPX - Arizona

#8

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Southern University 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Southern University.

Full TSU Homeland Security Report

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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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