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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 153 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at ASU - Skysong

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #2 spot on the list. American InterContinental University - Online is a fairly large school located in Schaumburg, Illinois that handed out 46 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIU Online, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State University are $14,396.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Angelo State University

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Homeland Security at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 9 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree homeland security students list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at UTEP

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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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