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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security is the 130th most popular major in the country with 6,303 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 262 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,500 and $23,021 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the #1 spot on the list. Harper College is a fairly large school located in Palatine, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Harper College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harper College is $6,497 for great lakes region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Lake Superior State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lake Superior State University is $9,640 for great lakes region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Fox Valley Technical College is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

FVTC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $9,371 for great lakes region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Fox Valley Technical College.

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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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