2023 Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 441 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying homeland security.

Top 2 Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Waldorf University
Forest City, Iowa

398 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$4,621 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s. Waldorf University is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.

Waldorf also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 3,025 students enrolled at Waldorf University, 398 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 319 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,621. During this same period, 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

Footnotes

• *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.