2024 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #249 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of homeland security. Combined, these schools handed out 45 associate degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to homeland security students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other homeland security students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for homeland security students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Homeland Security Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Homeland Security in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in homeland security.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Homeland Security

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in homeland security. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a associate in homeland security from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, GA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Georgia Military College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in homeland security. Georgia Military College is a moderately-sized public college located in the town of Milledgeville.More information about a associate in homeland security from Georgia Military College

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	232	15
North Carolina	231	0
Georgia	217	21
Virginia	158	4
South Carolina	105	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Homeland Security

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	83
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	40

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.