2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Homeland Security is the 117th most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, homeland security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,213 and had an average of $28,747 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,413 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,137 and $29,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,134 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent homeland security programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the homeland security program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 19 Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU, 2,334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. On top of their other funding sources, 42 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. GMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Out of the 19 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 20,330 students enrolled at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 75 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,004. During this same period, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 8,797 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, 789 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 521 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,573. To help with additional expenses, 347 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying homeland security list, Embry-Riddle Worldwide has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 13,904 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,465. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University, 371 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,159. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Jacksonville State University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 59 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 869 of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University were GI Bill® students, of which 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,031. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Kentucky University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern]](/colleges/eastern-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)
American Public University System ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 559 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
American Military University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, American Military University supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American Public University System]](/colleges/american-public-university-system/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Campbell University is a medium-sized school located in Buies Creek, North Carolina that handed out 40 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying homeland security list, Campbell has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Campbell University supports 5,964 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,969. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Campbell University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Campbell]](/colleges/campbell-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida, 2,263 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Columbia College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 18 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College South Carolina also took the #11 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 1,218 students enrolled at Columbia College, 111 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,897. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia College]](/colleges/columbia-college-south-carolina/student-life/veterans/)
Anderson University South Carolina came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Anderson University South Carolina also made our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 3,848 students enrolled at Anderson University South Carolina, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,507. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying homeland security list, Mercer has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer University were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,244. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Mercer University]](/colleges/mercer-university/student-life/veterans/)
Florida International University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Arkansas Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. ATU is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 10,829 students enrolled at Arkansas Tech University were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,775. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Columbia Southern University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 18,533 students enrolled at Columbia Southern University, 4,284 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,084 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,251. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Columbia Southern University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #16, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. ECSU is a public institution located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECSU, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, ECSU supports 2,002 students, and 123 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 48 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,640. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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Herzing University - Atlanta did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Herzing University - Atlanta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 732 students enrolled at Herzing University - Atlanta, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,505. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Herzing University - Atlanta Veteran Student Life Report
Bethel University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in McKenzie, Tennessee, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Bethel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Bethel supports 4,001 students, and 194 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,991. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bethel offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bethel University]](/colleges/bethel-university-tennessee/student-life/veterans/)
Athens State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Athens State University also took the #19 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Athens State University supports 2,867 students, and 144 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,326. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Athens State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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