2023 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 441 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying homeland security.
Top 2 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for an Associate list. This small school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Waldorf also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 3,025 students enrolled at Waldorf, 398 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 319 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,621. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Waldorf does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Waldorf]](/colleges/waldorf-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for an Associate. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 23,051 students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College, 500 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,709. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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