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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. 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 a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,829 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree homeland security students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
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