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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$14,085 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools

#1

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Nichols College the best value school in the United States for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nichols are $1,075 a year.

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#2

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Out of the 51 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia Southern University are $4,035 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Columbia Southern University

Out of the 51 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Charleston Southern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSU are $5,085 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Charleston Southern University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. 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.

Full Homeland Security at American Public University System Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Embry-Riddle Worldwide are $8,936 per year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

#6

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Endicott College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree homeland security programs. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Teaneck.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at FDU are $10,722 per year.

Full Homeland Security at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus Report

With a ranking of #9, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Homeland Security at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#10

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Wilmington University

Homeland Security by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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