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2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
163 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security is the 265th most popular major in the country with 2,511 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 859 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. American Public University System is a large school located in Charles Town, West Virginia that handed out 120 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Military University are $7,050.

Read full report on Homeland Security at American Public University System

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at NSU

#3

Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

AUM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University at Montgomery are $17,812.

Full AUM Homeland Security Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 17 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide are $8,568, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Homeland Security Report

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

NUS Florida also took the #0 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nova Southeastern University are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Nova Southeastern University Homeland Security Report

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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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