2024 Best Homeland Security Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in homeland security, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #194 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of homeland security. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 doctor's degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 homeland security students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of homeland security students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Homeland Security Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Homeland Security in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Homeland Security

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

12 Annual Graduates

Capella University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in homeland security. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in homeland security from Capella University

2

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in homeland security has to look into National American University - Rapid City. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in homeland security from National American University - Rapid City

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	120	12
North Dakota	68	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Homeland Security

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Homeland Security Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	13
Homeland Security	12

Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	94
Other Homeland Security	2

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.