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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Alabama

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$75,707 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

Homeland Security is the #45 most popular major in Alabama with 343 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Alabama 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 Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Homeland Security

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL
$5,775 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in Alabama for homeland security students. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia Southern University are $5,775 per year. After completing their degree, homeland security graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debtload of $33,421.

Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Homeland Security Schools in Alabama list.

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$14,200 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Herzing University - Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in Alabama. Herzing University - Birmingham is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Herzing University - Birmingham are $14,200 a year.

Herzing University - Birmingham not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Homeland Security Schools in Alabama list.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Herzing University - Birmingham

$8,860 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University at Montgomery. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Alabama list. Located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery, AUM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

AUM undergraduate students pay an average of $8,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,060 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens State University are $9,060 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Athens State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Homeland Security Schools in Alabama ranking.

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#5

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL
$11,120 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Jacksonville State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in Alabama. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jacksonville State University are $11,120 a year.

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Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 39
Virginia 124
North Carolina 108
Florida 417
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 70
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 31
Arkansas 63
West Virginia 871

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 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.

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