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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

12 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 678 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,300 and $30,066 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Plains States Region

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students.

Full Bellevue University Homeland Security Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 17 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Homeland Security at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#3

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Waldorf University is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Waldorf also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,036 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students per year to attend Waldorf.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Waldorf University

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students per year to attend UCM.

Read more about Homeland Security at University of Central Missouri

#5

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Missouri State University is $12,774 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students.

Full Southeast Missouri State University Homeland Security Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Capella University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,619 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Capella University

University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,040 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students per year to attend UNOMAHA.

Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Homeland Security Report

Northwest Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Northwest also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $12,354 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students per year to attend Northwest Missouri State University.

Read more about Homeland Security at Northwest Missouri State University

#10

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Wichita State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. WSU is a fairly large school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wichita State University is $14,382 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students.

Read more about Homeland Security at WSU

#11

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SLU is $28,188 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full SLU Homeland Security Report

#12 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $13,233 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies

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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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