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2025 Best Homeland Security Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges in the New England Region
313 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
$63,805 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 395 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Homeland Security Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 313 degrees in homeland security annually.

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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School

Best Homeland Security Schools in the New England Region The homeland security program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Homeland Security rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for homeland security 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Homeland Security
Master's Degrees in Homeland Security

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Homeland Security Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Homeland Security in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the homeland security degree levels they offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Homeland Security

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NH
75 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in homeland security has to check out University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.

There were about 75 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in homeland security needs to take a look at University of New Haven. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 9 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Program Name

Examine the nature and history of terrorism and how to combat it with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in BS in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security & Counterterrorism from Southern New Hampshire University

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

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in homeland security. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #236 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.

There were about 18 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year.

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Nichols College
Dudley, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in homeland security needs to look into Nichols College. Located in the large suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 21 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Nichols in the most recent data year.

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Post University
Waterbury, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
$53,772 Median Starting Salary

Post University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waterbury. This university ranks 16th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 34 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the homeland security program state that they receive average early career earnings of $53,772.

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Endicott College
Beverly, MA

Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Beverly. This college ranks 22nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 14 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Endicott in the most recent year we have data available. Homeland Security degree recipients from Endicott College earn a boost of approximately $3,272 above the average earnings of homeland security majors.

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Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 72
Connecticut 241 45
New Hampshire 210 276
Maine 202 3
Rhode Island 200 22
Vermont 194 3

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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Homeland Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Homeland Security Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 139
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 74
Other Homeland Security 35
Critical Infrastructure Protection 34
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 31

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 6,677
Security Science and Technology 605
Fire Protection 283
Other Homeland Security 204

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