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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$7,116 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,192 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

With 17 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security is the #198 most popular major in Colorado.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Colorado

Check out the homeland security programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Homeland Security

$4,389 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Red Rocks Community College to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Red Rocks Community College are $4,389 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Red Rocks Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Schools in Colorado list.

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#2

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO
$4,080 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Arapahoe Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Arapahoe Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Littleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College are $4,080 per year.

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#3

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO
$9,000 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great value for homeland security students. Colorado Mesa is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado Mesa are $9,000 a year.

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$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

UCCS undergraduate students pay an average of $10,994 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 4
Idaho 37
Wyoming 0

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 4 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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