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

6 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 679 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,514 and $29,212 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security programs, but they also 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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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 14 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Homeland Security at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Homeland Security at University of North Texas

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security at The University of Texas at El Paso

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Angelo State also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Angelo State

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 153 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security at Arizona State University - Skysong

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SHSU Homeland Security Report

#2 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 46 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American InterContinental University - Online are $12,846.

Read more about Homeland Security at AIU Online

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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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