2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security is the 258th most popular major in the country with 3,012 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 235 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in homeland security.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate”.

Top 6 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security in the Far Western US Region

1

Palomar College
San Marcos, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Homeland Security at Palomar College

2

Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, California

Top 5% overall quality in Far Western US

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastline Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fountain Valley, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Homeland Security at Coastline Community College

3

Citrus College
Glendora, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citrus College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Homeland Security at Citrus College

4

Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, Hawaii

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Homeland Security at Hawaii Pacific University

5

De Anza College
Cupertino, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend De Anza College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. De Anza College is a fairly large school located in Cupertino, California that handed out 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.

Full De Anza College Homeland Security Report

5

Grossmont College
El Cajon, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Grossmont College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in El Cajon, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Grossmont College

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.