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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 679 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,514 and $29,212 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 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.

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 Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,013 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

Read more about Homeland Security at NMSU Dona Ana

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about Homeland Security at Austin Community College District

#3

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona Western College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 17 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

AWC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $11,831 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full AWC Homeland Security Report

#4

Rose State College

Midwest City, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Rose State College is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RSC also made our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,092 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Homeland Security students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend RSC.

Read more about Homeland Security at Rose State College

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American InterContinental University - Online. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online also took the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American InterContinental University - Online is $14,429 for southwest region associate degree homeland security students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full AIU Online 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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