by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,140 people earned their degree in homeland security, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, homeland security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,213 and had an average of $28,747 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 431 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,156 and $21,305 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 35 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their homeland security program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region. Harper College is a fairly large school located in Palatine, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 1 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
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