2025 Best Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #258 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 associate degrees in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

1

St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism has to check out St Petersburg College. SPC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of St. Petersburg.More information about a associate in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism from St Petersburg College

2

Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Guilford Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism from Guilford Technical Community College

3

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a associate in cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Best Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism Colleges by State

Explore the best cyber/computer forensics and counterterrorism schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	15
Florida	232	16
North Carolina	231	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

One of 8 majors within the Security Science and Technology area of study, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forensic Science and Technology	278
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	3
Geospatial Intelligence	1

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.