2023 Best Homeland Security Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
295
Degrees Awarded
$22,700
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 295 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security”.
Top 2 Best Homeland Security Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security list. Lake Superior State University is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Lake Superior State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 1,909 students enrolled at Lake Superior State University, 86 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,934. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Superior State University]](/colleges/lake-superior-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Homeland Security that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland, 323 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oakland]](/colleges/oakland-university/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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