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Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,472 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,607 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 77 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #177 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Ohio to see which bachelor's 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.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Homeland Security

Our analysis found Union Institute & University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union are $17,141 per year. On average, homeland security graduates from Union take out $18,716 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Union also made our Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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#3

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio Christian University is a great value for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Circleville.

OCU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,395 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, homeland security majors at OCU accumulate an average of around $23,717 in student debt.

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Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 44
Illinois 223
Indiana 21
Wisconsin 15

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 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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