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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$2,513 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,725 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree School for You

With 108 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security is the #145 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for homeland security students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Homeland Security

Our 2023 rankings named Guilford Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 a year.

Full Homeland Security at Guilford Technical Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in North Carolina. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in North Carolina. FTCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Homeland Security at Fayetteville Technical Community College Report

#4

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

The excellent associate degree programs at Nash Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in North Carolina. Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nash Community College are $2,834 a year.

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#5

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cape Fear Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CFCC are $2,748 a year.

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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
Georgia 39
Virginia 124
Florida 417
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 70
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 31
Arkansas 63
Alabama 343
West Virginia 871

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

Majors Similar 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 5 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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