2025 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #109 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 102 bachelor's degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of homeland security students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The 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 Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Homeland Security in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for homeland security students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Homeland Security

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

32 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in homeland security needs to look into University of Alaska Fairbanks. UAF is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Fairbanks.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from University of Alaska Fairbanks

2

National University
San Diego, CA

54 Annual Graduates

$63,963 Median Starting Salary

National University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in homeland security. Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the homeland security program state that they receive average early career earnings of $63,963.

More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from National University

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	44
Washington	226	18
Nevada	129	2
Alaska	75	39

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Homeland Security Related Rankings by Major

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

Homeland Security Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	54
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	48

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	5,957
Security Science and Technology	191
Fire Protection	96

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.