If you plan on majoring in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #117 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for homeland security students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 460 degrees in homeland security to qualified students.
Your choice of homeland security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Homeland Security School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best Homeland Security Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of homeland security degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Central Texas College if you wish to pursue a degree in homeland security. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Killeen. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 135 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Central Texas College in the most recent year we have data available.
Sam Houston State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the homeland security program make an average of $61,091 for their early career.
It's hard to beat University of North Texas if you want to pursue a degree in homeland security. UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were about 53 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the homeland security program report average early career income of $44,969.
It is difficult to beat Angelo State University if you want to pursue a degree in homeland security. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 82nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 45 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Angelo State in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the city of Edinburg. A Best Colleges rank of #888 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Rio Grande Valley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.
UTEP is a very large public university located in the large city of El Paso. This university ranks 49th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 12 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent year we have data available.
West Texas A&M University is a moderately-sized public university located in the fringe town of Canyon. This university ranks 77th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 39 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at West Texas A&M University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of homeland security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Homeland Security School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
