2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Homeland Security is the 258th most popular major in the country with 3,064 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 430 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in homeland security.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree homeland security students.
Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #1 spot on the list. Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security at Waldorf University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. DMACC is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security at DMACC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
