2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Homeland Security
Our analysis found American Public University System to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.
American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.
NKU graduate students pay an average of $15,594 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 5% of our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
With a ranking of #6, Jacksonville State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Jacksonville State University graduate students pay an average of $20,200 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Homeland Security Colleges by State
Explore the best homeland security schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 28 |
| Florida | 232 |
| Georgia | 5 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Tennessee | 14 |
| Kentucky | 11 |
| Louisiana | 30 |
| Alabama | 236 |
| South Carolina | 9 |
| Arkansas | 24 |
| West Virginia | 270 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 6 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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