2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You
Homeland Security is the #73 most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for homeland security students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Park University the best value school in the United States for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Park University graduate students pay an average of $6,435 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, American Military University also did well on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
SC graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SC also did well on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 5 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 10% of our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Arizona State University - Skysong
With a ranking of #7, Angelo State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Angelo State is a large public school located in the city of San Angelo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Angelo State are $14,590 a year.
Northern Kentucky University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate homeland security programs. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.
Towson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate homeland security programs. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 per year.
Homeland Security by Region
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Majors Related to Homeland Security
One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 25 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).
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