2023 Best Other Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
147
Degrees Awarded
$30,171
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Homeland Security for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Homeland Security is the 214th most popular major in the country with 1,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other homeland security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,334 and had an average of $23,244 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 147 other homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Homeland Security for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other homeland security programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other homeland security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Homeland Security for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying other homeland security.
Top 3 Best Other Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Homeland Security for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 63,809 students enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,500. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ivy Tech Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Homeland Security for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Schoolcraft College landed the #2 spot on the list. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s other homeland security degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Schoolcraft College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Schoolcraft College supports 8,116 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Homeland Security for an Associate list. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s other homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Owens State Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Owens State Community College supports 7,536 students, and 202 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 152 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,995. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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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