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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You

Homeland Security is the #117 most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for homeland security majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Homeland Security

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.

American Military University also claimed a spot on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Homeland Security at American Public University System Report

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

Full Homeland Security at Liberty University Report

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Northern Kentucky University

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 10% of our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Homeland Security at University of Georgia Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GMU also did well on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Homeland Security at George Mason University

#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Jacksonville State University graduate students pay an average of $20,200 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Jacksonville State University

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 39
Virginia 124
North Carolina 108
Florida 417
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 70
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 31
Arkansas 63
Alabama 343
West Virginia 871

One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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