2027 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Connecticut
[Homeland Security](/majors/protective-security-safety-services/homeland-security/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for homeland security students.
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2027 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Connecticut
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in homeland security, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Homeland Security Schools
Our analysis ranked Post University the best value for a degree in homeland security in Connecticut. Set in the city of Waterbury, Post University is a very large private for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,922. Students borrow a median of $23,625 to complete the homeland security program here. Soon after graduation, homeland security degree recipients from Post University generally make around $53,772. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
University Of New Haven is a great value for students pursuing a degree in homeland security, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University Of New Haven is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $47,332. Homeland Security graduates carry a median of $26,244 in student loans. Homeland Security graduates of University Of New Haven earn a median of $49,615 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,244 median debt. Roughly 60% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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