2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s
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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,413 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,137 and $29,500 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security programs and a strong support system for 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying homeland security.
Top 13 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 17 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide supports 13,904 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,465. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Worldwide Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
USF Tampa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 50,626 students enrolled at University of South Florida - Main Campus, 2,211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Florida - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-south-florida-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Jacksonville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Jacksonville State University supports 9,238 students, and 371 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 125 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,159. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Jacksonville State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #4 spot on the list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 223 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
American Military University also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, American Public University System 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Leo University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
St. Leo University also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7.Of the 9,832 students enrolled at St. Leo University, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,916. 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 St. Leo University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s homeland security degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. During this same period, 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 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 FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Nova Southeastern University is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
NUS Florida also took the #5 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 20,888 students enrolled at Nova Southeastern University, 522 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. To help with additional expenses, 70 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Nova Southeastern University]](/colleges/nova-southeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)
Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Auburn University at Montgomery is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 8 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
AUM also took the #13 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 5,212 students enrolled at AUM, 608 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 193 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,654. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Columbia Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s ranking. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 175 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia Southern University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4,284 of the 18,533 students enrolled at Columbia Southern University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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.
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Arkansas Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s ranking. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying homeland security list, ATU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,775. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full ATU Veteran Student Life Report
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s ranking. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 73 of the 11,447 students enrolled at Northwestern State University of Louisiana were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,637. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NSU]](/colleges/northwestern-state-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)
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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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