2022 Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States 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 International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 749 people earned their degree in international security, making the major the 538th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 15 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international security programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The international security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value International 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 international security students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Security in the Plains States Region

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$11,385 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s international security students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385.

Read full report on International Security at Bellevue 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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