2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 774 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #87 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Homeland Security
Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the best value school in New York for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at John Jay are $11,532 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Utica College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Utica College are $33,414 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medaille College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Medaille is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Medaille are $22,371 a year.
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Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Adelphi are $44,520 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 413 |
| Maryland | 20 |
| New Jersey | 252 |
| District of Columbia | 197 |
| Delaware | 34 |
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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 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).
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