Seeking Doctorate in National Security or Public Policy

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Kansas State has an online PhD in security studies. It is 90 credits, but 30 credits can be transferred in depending on your master's degree. That leaves, 60, 30 of which are dissertation research. If you were to transfer in 30, it would still cost $34,470 out of pocket, but that looks to be cheaper than the Missouri State option.

https://online.k-state.edu/programs/secu...doctorate/

Excluding DPAs and criminal justice PhDs really cuts out inexpensive doctorates. For instance, University of Illinois Springfield has a DPA with a policy analysis and program evaluation concentration that's incredibly affordable and University of North Georgia has a PhD in criminal justice with an intelligence concentration (with classes like Terrorism, Intelligence, and Homeland Security and Global Crime and Justice) that could be attained for about $303 per credit, or $16,362, assuming none of your master's credits transferred.

https://www.uis.edu/spmp/doctor-public-administration
https://ung.edu/degrees/graduate/crimina...on-phd.php

Not trying to change your mind, but suggesting that DPAs and criminal justice doctorates might be flexible enough to meet your needs if you find the right ones.

Good luck finding a program that works for you.