If you plan on majoring in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #117 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for homeland security students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 478 degrees in homeland security annually.
Your choice of homeland security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Homeland Security School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Florida.
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The schools below may not offer all types of homeland security degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale if you want to pursue a degree in homeland security. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were about 23 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the homeland security program report average early career earnings of $54,837.
Barry University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 40th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 14 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent data year.
University of Central Florida is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 55 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year.
Florida International University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 73 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year. Homeland Security degree recipients from Florida International University get an earnings boost of approximately $14,833 above the average income of homeland security graduates.
Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
There were about 41 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, homeland security degree recipients typically make around $48,676 at the beginning of their careers.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.
There were about 53 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, homeland security degree recipients generally earn about $48,676 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 21 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
Your choice of homeland security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Homeland Security School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
