2025 Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
a master's degree in
homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #64 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 362 master's degrees in homeland security to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School for Your Master's Degree
The homeland security master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other homeland security students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for homeland security students working on their master's degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The homeland security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.
