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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

12 Ranked Colleges
242 Degrees Awarded
$13,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 6,303 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 130th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 242 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland 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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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend North Dakota State University is $11,524 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Homeland Security at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNOMAHA is $10,490 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full UNOMAHA Homeland Security Report

#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis University is $20,051 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full SLU Homeland Security Report

#4

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeast Missouri State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeast Missouri State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Missouri State University is $9,092 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Homeland Security at Southeast Missouri State University

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

UCM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,608 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Central Missouri.

Full University of Central Missouri Homeland Security Report

Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest is $9,990 for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Wichita State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WSU is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, WSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wichita State University is $11,642 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Wichita State University

#8

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellevue University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $14,933 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Bellevue University Homeland Security Report

#9

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa

With a ranking of #9, Waldorf University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Waldorf University is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 94 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Waldorf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Waldorf University is $19,719 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

With a ranking of #10, Capella University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Capella University is $17,429 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Capella University

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drury University - CCPS, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,351 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies.

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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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