2023 Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 7,140 people earned a degree or certificate in homeland security, making the major the #117 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate 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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best value school in the United States for homeland security students working on their associate degree. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 5% of our Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, homeland security majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $16,454 in student debt.
American Military University also made our Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list, coming in at #2.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Military College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Military College are $6,390 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex County College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex County College are $7,992 a year.
Middlesex County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list.
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Out of the 42 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Century College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools ranking. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year.
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Guilford Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Guilford Technical Community College are $7,665 a year.
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Jefferson Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Watertown, Jefferson Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jefferson Community College are $5,688 a year.
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Rose State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RSC are $11,131 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,168 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Majors Related to Homeland Security
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 113,121 |
| Fire Protection | 13,766 |
| Security Science and Technology | 6,888 |
| Other Homeland Security | 1,695 |
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.