2025 Best Homeland Security Schools
32
Colleges in the United States
3,064
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #258 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for homeland security students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,064 degrees in homeland security annually.
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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School
The homeland security program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Homeland Security rankings. We derive our Best Overall Homeland Security School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Homeland Security Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Schools list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Homeland Security in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of homeland security degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Schools in Homeland Security
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WV
491
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
American Public University System is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #234 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 491 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in homeland security from American Public University System
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AL
67
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Columbia Southern University if you wish to pursue a degree in homeland security. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #109 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in homeland security from Columbia Southern University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In FL
Any student pursuing a degree in homeland security has to take a look at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in homeland security from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Waldorf University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the remote area of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 20 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Waldorf in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in homeland security from Waldorf University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NH
60
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
UNH is a fairly large public university located in the town of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNH is a great university overall.
There were roughly 60 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in homeland security from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Located in the city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 214 homeland security students who graduated from this program at AIU Online in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in homeland security from American InterContinental University - Online
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
135
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 135 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Central Texas College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in homeland security from Central Texas College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
64
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were about 64 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in homeland security from American University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
191
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.
There were approximately 191 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in homeland security from University at Albany
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KY
79
Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 79 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in homeland security from Eastern Kentucky University
