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2024 Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools

8 Colleges in the United States
628 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded
A degree in critical infrastructure protection is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #444 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 628 degrees in critical infrastructure protection to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Critical Infrastructure Protection School

Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools The critical infrastructure protection program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Critical Infrastructure Protection rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for critical infrastructure protection schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Critical Infrastructure Protection Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Critical Infrastructure Protection
Bachelor's Degrees in Critical Infrastructure Protection
Master's Degrees in Critical Infrastructure Protection

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Critical Infrastructure Protection in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the critical infrastructure protection degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Critical Infrastructure Protection

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
82 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded

George Washington University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in critical infrastructure protection. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 82 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from George Washington University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
124 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in critical infrastructure protection needs to check out George Mason University. GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 124 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from George Mason University

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RMU crest
Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Robert Morris University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in critical infrastructure protection. RMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Moon Township. This university ranks 46th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 1 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at RMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Robert Morris University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
81 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in critical infrastructure protection has to take a look at University of South Florida - Main Campus. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the large city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 81 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Utica College crest
Utica College
Utica, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
189 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in critical infrastructure protection needs to check out Utica College. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Utica. This college ranks 89th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 189 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at Utica College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Utica College

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
14.3% Growth in Graduates

CCAC is a large public college located in the city of Pittsburgh. This college ranks 48th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 7 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at CCAC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Community College of Allegheny County

6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

FVTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton. This college ranks 21st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 3 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Fox Valley Technical College

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Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Southern New Hampshire University

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Las Cruces. This university ranks 10th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 10 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Dona Ana in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 critical infrastructure protection students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Johnson & Wales University - Providence


 

Critical Infrastructure Protection by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Critical Infrastructure Protection is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Homeland Security3,064
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management2,655
Other Homeland Security267
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations198

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