by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 782 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,185 and $27,358 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 298 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. That schools that top this list have a program in homeland security in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Southwest Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Online landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Full American InterContinental University - Online Homeland Security Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Texas A&M University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Canyon, Texas that handed out 33 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Angelo State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 175 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Grand Canyon University
University of North Texas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Sul Ross State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Northeastern State University
With a ranking of #9, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
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