2022 Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 749 people earned their degree in international security, making the major the 538th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 128 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international 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 international security program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree international security students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Security (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$14,396 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 28 masters’s international security degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Angelo State are $14,396, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on International Security at Angelo State University

#2

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$16,180 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #2 for the Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s international security students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best International Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.

Full UTEP International Security Report

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Security Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 1 masters’s international security degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best International Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Full UNM International Security Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for International Security (Income $0-$30k)

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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