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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

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 Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k 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 took the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Homeland Security at UT Rio Grande Valley

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree homeland security students whose families make more than $110k list, UTEP has also earned the #6 rank 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 46 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full AIU Online Homeland Security Report

#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 18 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Angelo State

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 153 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Read more about Homeland Security at ASU - Skysong

#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 Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 19 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sam Houston State University Homeland Security Report

University of North Texas landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Homeland Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #0 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

Read full report on Homeland Security at UNT

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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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