2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security 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.
The Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Schools
Our analysis found Erie Community College to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Erie Community College are $5,722 per year.
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The excellent programs at Nassau Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nassau Community College are $6,330 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Watertown, Jefferson Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community College are $5,688 per year.
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Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,662 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 Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY Broome came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Binghamton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Broome are $6,332 a year.
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Excelsior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Excelsior College is ranked #4 for overall quality for homeland security in New York.
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Rockland Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security programs. Located in the suburb of Suffern, Rockland Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rockland Community College are $6,120 a year.
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SUNY Canton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York ranking. Located in the town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Canton are $8,689 a year. Homeland Security majors at SUNY Canton take out an average of $23,001 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Jamestown Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Jamestown, Jamestown Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jamestown Community College are $6,340 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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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 19 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.