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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,439 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,198 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree homeland security students list, Walden University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Walden University

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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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