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Best Value Colleges for Homeland Security

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

21

Schools Ranked

$46,308

Avg. Earnings

1.3 yrs

Best Payback

1,636

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	Barry University Miami, FL · Private	$22,551	$103,746	1.3 yrs
2	Bethel University McKenzie, TN · Private	$17,690	$57,318	3.2 yrs
3	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ · For-Profit	$20,787	$60,082	3.3 yrs
4	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	$14,132	$47,260	4.6 yrs
5	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO · Public	$14,267	$47,118	4.7 yrs
6	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY · Public	$16,849	$44,170	7.3 yrs
7	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL · Private	$18,084	$44,055	8 yrs
8	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND · Public	$16,071	$42,682	8.4 yrs
9	National University San Diego, CA · Private	$23,427	$45,696	8.8 yrs
10	Utica University Utica, NY · Private	$22,122	$43,240	10.7 yrs
11	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public	$15,072	$40,017	12 yrs
12	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Daytona Beach, FL · Private	$19,339	$40,667	13.7 yrs
13	Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO · Public	$12,127	$37,208	22 yrs
14	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL · Private	$35,468	$40,667	25 yrs
15	Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR · Public	$12,727	$36,668	30.5 yrs
16	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public	$14,287	$36,848	30.9 yrs
17	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private	$37,835	$38,289	46 yrs
18	Campbell University Buies Creek, NC · Private	$22,356	$36,437	62.2 yrs
19	Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH · Private	$21,438	$28,598	N/A
20	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	$13,644	$34,704	N/A
21	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX · Public	$14,052	$32,382	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.