2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Homeland Security
Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for homeland security students. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
GMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,119 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ECPI University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Virginia list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECPI University are $17,479 a year.
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| 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 |
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Homeland Security Related Majors for Homeland Security
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.