2025 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Missouri

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 2 schools in Missouri 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 40 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Missouri list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Missouri

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 Missouri Schools in Security Science and Technology

1

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Saint Louis University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in security science and technology. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in security science and technology from Saint Louis University

2

Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Missouri Western State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in security science and technology. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in security science and technology from Missouri Western State University

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	284	22
Kansas	266	44
Iowa	264	30
Nebraska	238	40
North Dakota	210	25
South Dakota	204	0

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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	36
Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation	2
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	1
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	1

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Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,494
Homeland Security	163
Fire Protection	101
Other Homeland Security	67

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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.