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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 associate degree level specifically, there were 32 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 5 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.

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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The homeland security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree homeland security students.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region

#1

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Western College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. AWC is a medium-sized public school situated in Yuma, Arizona. It awarded 17 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AWC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,165 for southwest region associate degree homeland security students per year to attend Arizona Western College.

Read more about Homeland Security at AWC

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree homeland security students list, NMSU Dona Ana has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students.

Read full report on Homeland Security at NMSU Dona Ana

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region associate degree homeland security students.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Austin Community College District

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIU Online, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,585 for southwest region associate degree homeland security students per year to attend American InterContinental University - Online.

Full American InterContinental University - Online Homeland Security Report

#5

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

RSC also made our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend RSC is $8,632 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students.

Read more about Homeland Security at RSC

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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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