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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$15,586 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,015 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

Homeland Security is the #129 most popular major in Virginia with 124 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia to see which 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Colleges.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Homeland Security

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the best value school in Virginia for homeland security students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Liberty University

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA
$13,119 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year. While working on their degree, homeland security majors at GMU accumulate an average of around $17,625 in student debt.

GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Schools in Virginia list.

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#3

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA
$17,479 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ECPI University is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

ECPI University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,479 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security at ECPI University

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
North Carolina 108
Florida 417
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 70
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 31
Arkansas 63
Alabama 343
West Virginia 871

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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