2023 Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree School for You
With 272 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security is the #136 most popular major in Texas.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas to see which master's degree 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.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Homeland Security
Our analysis found The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Angelo State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Angelo State are $7,246 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $7,166 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SHSU are $8,666 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 345 |
| Oklahoma | 31 |
| New Mexico | 14 |
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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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.