2023 Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree School for You
Homeland Security is the #117 most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year. On average, homeland security graduates from Bellevue University take out $21,431 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Bellevue University also took the #3 spot in our Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a great value for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a great value for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $16,815 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wichita State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,165 in tuition and fees each year.
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Waldorf University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security programs. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Waldorf are $23,666 per year. Homeland Security majors at Waldorf take out an average of $26,385 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 per year. The average amount in student loans that homeland security majors at UNOMAHA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,720.
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Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Capella University are $14,148 a year.
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Kansas Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Salina, Kansas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Kansas Wesleyan University undergraduate students pay an average of $31,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 71 |
| Minnesota | 58 |
| Kansas | 27 |
| Iowa | 105 |
| Nebraska | 69 |
| North Dakota | 21 |
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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.
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 11 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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