2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in California

A master's degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #65 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for homeland security students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 152 master's degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Homeland Security Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for homeland security.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Homeland Security in California

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in homeland security.

Most Well Attended Schools for Homeland Security Students Working on Their Master's

1

Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

111 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Naval Postgraduate School is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in homeland security. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey. More information about a master’s in homeland security from Naval Postgraduate School

2

National University
La Jolla, CA

41 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at National University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in homeland security. National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in homeland security in California. More information about a master’s in homeland security from National University

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Alaska	53	6

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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
Critical Infrastructure Protection	90
Homeland Security	51
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	11

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	364
Security Science and Technology	149
Other Homeland Security	27
Fire Protection	10

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.