2024 Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Other Homeland Security is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #161 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of other homeland security. Combined, these schools handed out 44 master's degrees in other homeland security to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other homeland security students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other homeland security students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other homeland security to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other homeland security related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other homeland security students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Homeland Security in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Other Homeland Security

1

Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other homeland security has to look into Tiffin University. Located in the distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Tiffin University

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

28 Annual Graduates

$60,256 Median Starting Salary

Michigan State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in other homeland security. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.

After graduation, other homeland security master's recipients typically make about $60,256 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Michigan State University

Best Other Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best other homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	211	28
Ohio	207	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Homeland Security

Other Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Other Homeland Security Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services	44

Majors Similar to Other Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	610
Homeland Security	114
Fire Protection	108
Security Science and Technology	57

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.