2023 Best Value Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Homeland Security Undergraduate Certificate 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.
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 in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Homeland Security
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Southern State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for homeland security students working on their undergraduate certificate. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri Southern are $15,896 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for homeland security students working on their undergraduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNOMAHA are $21,718 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for homeland security students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SLU are $48,824 per year.
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| 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 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.