by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
Homeland Security is the 117th most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Far Western US region, there were 354 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,840 and $33,282 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 103 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in homeland security.
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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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Alaska Fairbanks Homeland Security Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Lakewood, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Full Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Homeland Security Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #3 spot on the list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security at National University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Homeland Security Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Union College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Far Western US Region list. Angwin, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Pacific Union College
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