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2024 Best Homeland Security Schools

53 Colleges in the United States
3,012 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #258 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 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 53 schools in the United States 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 3,012 degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School

Best Homeland Security Schools 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. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Homeland Security Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Homeland Security in the United States

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.

10 Top Schools in Homeland Security

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WV
507 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded

American Public University System is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 507 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from American Public University System

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
67 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Columbia Southern University if you want to pursue a degree in homeland security. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.

There were about 67 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Columbia Southern University

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Waldorf University
Forest City, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Waldorf University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #505 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Waldorf is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Waldorf in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Waldorf University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
20.7% Growth in Graduates

National American University - Rapid City is a good choice for students interested in a degree in homeland security. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Rapid City. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.More information about a degree in homeland security from National American University - Rapid City

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were about 30 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
198 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
67.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 198 homeland security students who graduated from this degree at AIU Online in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from American InterContinental University - Online

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Lake Superior State University
Sault Ste Marie, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Lake Superior State University is a small public university located in the remote town of Sault Ste Marie. This university ranks 35th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 17 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Lake Superior State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Lake Superior State University

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DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
41.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #479 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DeSales is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at DeSales in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in homeland security from DeSales University

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National University
San Diego, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
103 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means National University is a great university overall.

There were about 103 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in homeland security from National University

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Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Beverly. A Best Colleges rank of #499 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Endicott is a great college overall.

There were roughly 13 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Endicott in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Endicott College


 

Homeland Security by Region

View the Best Homeland Security 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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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security area of study, Homeland Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 2,709
Critical Infrastructure Protection 978
Other Homeland Security 228
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 213

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