2023 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
28
Degrees Awarded
$38,000
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Homeland Security for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,012 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States.
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.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Homeland Security for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Homeland Security for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Homeland Security for an Associate. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hawaii Pacific University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 992 of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 829 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,333. In addition to receiving other benefits, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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