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2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$18,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,122 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

In 2020-2021, 71 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #139 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri 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.

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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Homeland Security

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for homeland security students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year. After completing their degree, homeland security graduates from Park University carry an average student debtload of $19,297.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.

Full Homeland Security at University of Central Missouri Report

$7,924 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drury University - CCPS are $7,924 a year.

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$7,762 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Southern State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Southern are $7,762 a year.

Full Homeland Security at Missouri Southern State University Report

#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Homeland Security Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year.

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

Full Homeland Security at Saint Louis University Report

Best Value Homeland Security Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 58
Kansas 27
Iowa 105
Nebraska 69
North Dakota 21

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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