You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Homeland Security for a Master’s list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 8 masters’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Towson also made our “Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1.Of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson University, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,999. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Towson University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Towson]](/colleges/towson-university/student-life/veterans/)

