2022 Best Value Colleges for International Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

International Security is the 538th most popular major in the country with 749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 128 international security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in international security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international security programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the international security program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for International Security in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$13,819 Average Net Price

$38,330 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 63 ’s international security degrees in 2019-2020.

Angelo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best International Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region International Security students with aid.

Full Angelo State University International Security Report

#2

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$8,920 Average Net Price

$38,930 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 ’s international security degrees to qualified students.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Security Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for southwest region international security students with aid.

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

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

$41,938 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value International Security Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 20 ’s international security degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best International Security Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region international security students with aid per year to attend UNM.

Read full report on International Security at UNM

• Best Value Colleges for International Security (With Aid)

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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