2024 Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools

Other Homeland Securitymaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #729 out of the 1172 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for other homeland security students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 master's degrees in other homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other homeland security students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other homeland security students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other homeland security related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other homeland security students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other 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 Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Homeland Security in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security.

Top Schools for a Master's in Other Homeland Security

1

New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

New Jersey City University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other homeland security. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from New Jersey City University

2

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in other homeland security. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Other Homeland Security by Region

View the Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Homeland Security

Other Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Other Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	861
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	848
Critical Infrastructure Protection	582
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	33

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.