2023 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,140 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 445 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,084 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs as well as strong veteran support.
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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the #1 spot on the list. Endicott is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Endicott also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 4,287 students enrolled at Endicott, 124 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,129. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Endicott Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 201 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 134,345 students enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern New Hampshire University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern New Hampshire University]](/colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #3 spot on the list. Dudley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying homeland security list, Nichols has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,518 students enrolled at Nichols, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,839. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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