2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You
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The Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Colleges.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for homeland security students. Located in the large suburb of Teaneck, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $38,074 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Robert Morris University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RMU are $32,770 per year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out of the 21 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $25,516 in tuition and fees each year.
DeSales University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security programs. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Center Valley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DeSales are $41,000 a year.
California University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal U are $15,726 a year.
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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Thomas Edison State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security programs. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TESU are $9,342 a year.
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Rider University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security programs. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rider are $35,850 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Rider is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Best Homeland Security Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 277 |
Pennsylvania | 288 |
Maryland | 15 |
New Jersey | 45 |
District of Columbia | 195 |
Delaware | 34 |
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Homeland Security Related Majors for Homeland Security
Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Homeland Security
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 21 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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