2024 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Homeland Security is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #218 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for homeland security students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of homeland security students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The homeland security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Homeland Security in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in homeland security.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Homeland Security

1

Waldorf University
Forest City, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Waldorf University is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in homeland security. Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Waldorf University

2

National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

National American University - Rapid City is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in homeland security. National American University - Rapid City is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Rapid City.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from National American University - Rapid City

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	446	0
Iowa	403	14
Kansas	352	3

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Homeland Security Related Rankings by Major

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	207
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	17

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.