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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

5 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in Texas 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 a Master’s in Texas 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 Texas, there were 219 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,600 and $29,152 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree homeland security students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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

#4 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 Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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 Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school situated in San Angelo, Texas. It awarded 18 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. 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

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 19 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Sam Houston State University Homeland Security Report

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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