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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 869 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,598 and $26,945 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree homeland security students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #1 spot on the list. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Turtle Mountain Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Belcourt, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s homeland security degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #4 spot on the list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Itasca Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Butler Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in El Dorado, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
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