2023 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Homeland Security for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Virginia, there were 124 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,015 and $31,347 respectively.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Homeland Security for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Homeland Security for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Homeland Security for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Homeland Security for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, ECPI University landed the #1 spot on the list. ECPI University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
ECPI University also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1.Among the 14,353 students enrolled at ECPI University, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,344. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 ECPI University]](/colleges/ecpi-university/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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