On-line degreesMost affordable online degrees in homeland security

According to a recent study, at $7,300 Fort Hays State University is the best place to earn your online Master’s degree in criminal justice if you are looking for a bargain.

Last week GetEducated.com, a publisher of online college rankings and reviews, releasedits rankings for the most affordable online degrees in homeland security, forensics, criminal justice, and security.

GetEducated.com calculated its rankings by comparing tuition and distance education fees at thirty universities across the United States that offered more than forty Master’s degrees in homeland security-related fields.

New Mexico State University came in second at $10,318 followed by American Public University, Columbia College, and University of Central Missouri at $11,700, $12,060, and $12,060 respectively.

On the other end of the spectrum, Boston University was found to be the most expensive online program costing more than $31,800.

In total GetEducated.com found sixteen of the best online degrees for under $19,000. In contrast, the average cost for an online Master’s degree in justice studies was slightly more than $19,700.

Most notably, the University of Phoenix, the largest for profit online U.S. college, did not make the list as its criminal justice program cost more than $25,700.

GetEducated.com also recently releasedits rankings on the most affordable online Bachelor’s degrees in homeland security related fields. According to their results, Western Carolina University was the most affordable at $13,937, while Fort Hays State University again made the list at number two with tuition costs of $21,576.

Thomas Edison State College, Waldorf College, and Arkansas Tech University rounded out the top five, with all three costing nearly $27,000 or less for in-state residents.