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2025 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges in North Carolina
260 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded
$51,345 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #123 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for security science and technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 260 degrees in security science and technology annually.

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Choosing a Great Security Science and Technology School

Best Security Science and Technology Schools in North Carolina Your choice of security science and technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for security science and technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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.

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Associate Degrees in Security Science and Technology
Bachelor's Degrees in Security Science and Technology
Master's Degrees in Security Science and Technology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Security Science and Technology Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in North Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the security science and technology degree levels they offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Security Science and Technology

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

Forsyth Technical Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in security science and technology. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 32nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 13 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Forsyth Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in security science and technology from Forsyth Technical Community College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
32 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Wake Technical Community College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in security science and technology. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #461 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wake Technical Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 32 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Wake Technical Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NC
32 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Guilford Technical Community College if you want to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Located in the large suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #844 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Guilford Technical Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 32 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Guilford Technical Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC

It is hard to beat Fayetteville State University if you want to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 67th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 7 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Fayetteville State University in the most recent data year.

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Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 87
Florida 282 511
Virginia 274 298
Tennessee 269 17
South Carolina 248 5
Kentucky 244 21
Louisiana 242 14
Mississippi 234 54
Arkansas 234 0
Alabama 233 85
West Virginia 207 261

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One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Security Science and Technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Security Science and Technology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Forensic Science and Technology 171
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism 75
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy 11
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation 3

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Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 4,320
Fire Protection 343
Homeland Security 156
Other Homeland Security 33

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