2024 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Maryland

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 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for security science and technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 446 degrees in security science and technology to qualified students.

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

• Best Overall Security Science and Technology Schools List

Choosing a Great Security Science and Technology School

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.

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 Maryland 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in Maryland

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 Maryland Schools in Security Science and Technology

1

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MD

231 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Maryland Global Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 231 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in security science and technology from University of Maryland Global Campus

2

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MD

96 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in security science and technology has to take a look at Stevenson University. Located in the suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 96 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Stevenson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in security science and technology from Stevenson University

3

University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MD

49 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

University of Baltimore is a great decision for students interested in a degree in security science and technology. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UB is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 24th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 49 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at UB in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in security science and technology from University of Baltimore

4

Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In MD

33.3% Growth in Graduates

Prince George's Community College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in security science and technology. PGCC is a large public college located in the suburb of Largo. This college ranks 14th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 3 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at PGCC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in security science and technology from Prince George’s Community College

5

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In MD

Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	311
New York	333	905
New Jersey	273	19
District of Columbia	188	28

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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.

Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,762
Other Homeland Security	29
Homeland Security	26
Fire Protection	18

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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.