2023 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Homeland Security 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 Southwest region, there were 230 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 53 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Homeland Security for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the homeland security program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Homeland Security for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying homeland security.
Top 2 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Homeland Security for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
AIU Online also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 15,415 students enrolled at American InterContinental University - Online, 640 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 665 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,136. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American InterContinental University - Online]](/colleges/american-intercontinental-university-online/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Homeland Security for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #2 spot on the list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
AWC also made our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 6,487 students enrolled at Arizona Western College, 254 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,156. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona Western College]](/colleges/arizona-western-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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