2023 Best Value Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Security Science and Technology School for You

Security Science and Technology is the #120 most popular major in the country with 6,888 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for security science and technology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Security Science and Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best security science and technology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	318
New York	1,043
Maryland	415
New Jersey	24
District of Columbia	31

Security Science and Technology Related Majors for Security Science and Technology

One of 4 majors within the area of study, security science and technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	113,121
Fire Protection	13,766
Homeland Security	7,140
Other Homeland Security	1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.