2023 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana
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Ranked Colleges
26
Degrees Awarded
$23,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Homeland Security for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Louisiana, there were 31 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Homeland Security Schools
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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Homeland Security for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Homeland Security for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree vets studying homeland security.
Top 1 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. NSU 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 also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Among the 11,447 students enrolled at NSU, 73 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,637. To help with additional expenses, 0 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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