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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
224 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 New York” 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 New York, there were 808 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,525 and $27,962 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 224 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in New York

#1

Excelsior University

Albany, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior University landed the #1 spot on the list. Excelsior University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 25 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Excelsior University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.

Read more about Homeland Security at Excelsior University

#2

Utica College

Utica, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utica College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in Utica, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 167 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Utica College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utica College are $22,030.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 23 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree homeland security students list, John Jay has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at John Jay College of Criminal Justice are $20,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Medaille College

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medaille College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York. Medaille is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 2 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Medaille not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Medaille College are $21,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

Read more about Homeland Security at Pace University - New York

#6

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York
#4 in overall quality

Adelphi University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Garden City, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Adelphi also took the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Adelphi are $43,950.

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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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