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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$26,694 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,840 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security was ranked #73 in the country. In fact 2,759 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for homeland security students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Homeland Security

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named National University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

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$25,654 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great value for homeland security students. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

UAF undergraduate students pay an average of $25,654 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 147
Washington 1
Hawaii 0
Alaska 12

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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