2024 Best Security Science and Technology Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you plan on getting your master's degree in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #86 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of security science and technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 master's degrees in security science and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 security science and technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other security science and technology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 security science and technology 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 security science and technology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Security Science and Technology Schools

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 Security Science and Technology Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Security Science and Technology in Connecticut

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for security science and technology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in Security Science and Technology

1

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

45 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in security science and technology has to look into University of New Haven. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in security science and technology from University of New Haven

2

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

21 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in security science and technology needs to look into Sacred Heart University. Sacred Heart is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Fairfield.More information about a master’s in security science and technology from Sacred Heart University

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Security Science and Technology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	30
Rhode Island	127	24
Vermont	91	42
Maine	90	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

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

Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	210
Other Homeland Security	39
Fire Protection	3

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.