Homeland Security is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #64 most popular master'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 Arizona to determine which ones were the best for homeland security students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 148 master's degrees in homeland security to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 - The number of homeland security students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
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.
Student Debt - How much debt homeland security students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
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 master's degree.
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 Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Homeland Security in Arizona
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in homeland security.
Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Homeland Security
Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in homeland security. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Students who graduate with their master's from the homeland security program state that they receive average early career wages of $64,813.
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.
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