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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$12,502 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security is the #115 most popular major in Virginia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Homeland Security

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Liberty University

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

GMU also made our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #3.

Full Homeland Security at George Mason University Report

Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 232
Georgia 5
North Carolina 3
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 11
Louisiana 30
Alabama 236
South Carolina 9
Arkansas 24
West Virginia 270

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

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 2 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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