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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$20,730 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,607 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the homeland security bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

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 college with a fairly large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Bellevue University

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 college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 a year.

Full Homeland Security at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Report

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Missouri is a great value for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCM are $16,815 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of Central Missouri

Wichita State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree homeland security programs. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $18,165 a year.

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#7

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Waldorf University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

Waldorf undergraduate students pay an average of $23,666 in tuition and fees each year. Homeland Security majors at Waldorf take out an average of $26,385 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Homeland Security at Waldorf University Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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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#9

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #9, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Salina, Kansas Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas Wesleyan University are $31,340 per year.

Full Homeland Security at Kansas Wesleyan University Report

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 71
Minnesota 58
Kansas 27
Iowa 105
Nebraska 69
North Dakota 21

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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