2023 Best Value Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 7,140 people earned a degree or certificate in homeland security, making the major the #117 most popular in the United States.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Homeland Security
Our 2023 rankings named Erie Community College the best value school in the United States for homeland security students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Erie Community College are $10,769 a year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.
Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.
Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,811 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Red Rocks Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Missouri Southern State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in the United States. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.
Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $15,896 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security schools in the United States. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNOMAHA are $21,718 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNOMAHA also is in the top 20% of our Best Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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Monroe Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate homeland security programs. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,368 in tuition and fees each year.
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Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in tuition and fees each year.
SLU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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).
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