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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$42,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree School for You

Homeland Security is the #25 most popular major in District of Columbia with 195 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Check out the homeland security master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Homeland Security

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in District of Columbia. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for homeland security in District of Columbia.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also made our Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

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Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 277
Pennsylvania 288
Maryland 15
New Jersey 45
Delaware 34

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 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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