2025 Best International Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in international security sits in the middle of the road, ranking #540 out of 1232 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best International Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in international security during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 international security students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other international security students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized international security related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for international security students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The international security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best International Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study International Security in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in international security.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in International Security

1

Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Angelo State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in international security. Angelo State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Angelo.More information about a bachelor’s in international security from Angelo State University

2

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at El Paso is a wonderful choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in international security. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in international security from The University of Texas at El Paso

Best International Security Colleges by State

Explore the best international security schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	53

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International Security Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the International Relations & National Security area of study, International Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations	232

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).
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