2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 190 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $68,290 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$122,038 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 95 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$73,299 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 66 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at Georgetown

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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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