2025 Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Critical Infrastructure Protection is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #444 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for critical infrastructure protection students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 287 degrees in critical infrastructure protection annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools List

Critical Infrastructure Protection Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of critical infrastructure protection degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Critical Infrastructure Protection

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

82 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded

3.7% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in critical infrastructure protection. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from George Washington University

2

Utica College
Utica, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

189 Critical Infrastructure Protection Degrees Awarded

Utica College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in critical infrastructure protection. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in critical infrastructure protection from Utica College

Best Critical Infrastructure Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best critical infrastructure protection colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	254
Pennsylvania	978	97
District of Columbia	441	79

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Rankings in Majors Related to Critical Infrastructure Protection

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security area of study, Critical Infrastructure Protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Critical Infrastructure Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	786
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	325
Other Homeland Security	80
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	47

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.