When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in other homeland security sits in the middle of the road, ranking #161 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southeast 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 128 master's degrees in other homeland security to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Other Homeland Security School for Your Master's Degree
The other homeland security master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other homeland security students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of other homeland security students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt other homeland security students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other homeland security related body.
Our complete 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.
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 Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Homeland Security in the Southeast Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Other Homeland Security
Eastern Kentucky University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Richmond.
Other Homeland Security master's degree recipients from Eastern Kentucky University earn a boost of about $5,899 above the average earnings of other homeland security graduates.
Tulane University of Louisiana is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.
Students who graduate with their master's from the other homeland security program report average early career wages of $61,709.
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.