2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You
Homeland Security is the #117 most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Plains States Region 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security Colleges.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Schools
Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bellevue University also is in the top 10% of our Best Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year. While working on their degree, homeland security majors at Park University accumulate an average of around $19,297 in student debt.
Out of the 17 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DMACC are $10,440 a year. Homeland Security majors at DMACC take out an average of $22,777 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 per year.
Southwestern College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value homeland security programs. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SC are $34,900 a year.
SC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region list.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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Wichita State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $18,165 a year.
Best Homeland Security Colleges by State
Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 71 |
| Minnesota | 58 |
| Kansas | 27 |
| Iowa | 105 |
| Nebraska | 69 |
| North Dakota | 21 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 17 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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