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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
266 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 266 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 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.

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid per year to attend NSU.

Read more about Homeland Security at NSU

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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 57 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid per year to attend University of North Texas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNT Homeland Security Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Texas A&M University landed the #3 spot on the list. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid.

Read more about Homeland Security at West Texas A&M University

#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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid per year to attend Angelo State.

Read more about Homeland Security at Angelo State University

#6 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. American InterContinental University - Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,585 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid per year to attend American InterContinental University - Online.

Full AIU Online Homeland Security Report

University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#7

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas Southern University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Texas Southern University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Southern University is $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree homeland security students with aid.

Read full report on Homeland Security at TSU

#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 160 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Homeland Security students with aid.

Full Grand Canyon University 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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