2025 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in West Virginia

Security Science and Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #123 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in West Virginia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of security science and technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 277 degrees in security science and technology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Security Science and Technology Schools List

Pick Your Security Science and Technology Degree Level

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 West Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in West Virginia

The schools below may not offer all types of security science and technology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top West Virginia Schools in Security Science and Technology

1

American Public University System
Charles Town, WV

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

$49,622 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat American Public University System if you want to pursue a degree in security science and technology. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the town of Charles Town.

Graduates who receive their degree from the security science and technology program make about $49,622 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in security science and technology from American Public University System

2

Marshall University
Huntington, WV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

54.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Marshall University if you wish to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Marshall University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Huntington.More information about a degree in security science and technology from Marshall University

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	87
Florida	282	511
North Carolina	279	172
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

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Security Science and Technology Related Rankings by Major

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	168
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	61
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	29
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	17
Geospatial Intelligence	2

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,390
Homeland Security	871
Fire Protection	110
Other Homeland Security	46

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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.