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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,158 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SC graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

SC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great value for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

Full Homeland Security at Capella 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 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).

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