2023 Most Focused Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,413 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,137 and $29,500 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 64 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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Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Homeland Security in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 897 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full American Public University System Homeland Security Report
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bethel is located in McKenzie, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Bethel
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 89 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Jacksonville State University Homeland Security Report
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 62 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Homeland Security Report
Out of the 64 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Columbia College South Carolina
University of Management and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of Management and Technology Homeland Security Report
Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Orange Beach, Alabama, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 242 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia Southern University Homeland Security Report
Campbell University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbell is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It awarded 40 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Campbell Homeland Security Report
Everglades University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Everglades University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 11 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Homeland Security at Everglades U
With a ranking of #10, McDowell Technical Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region list. McDowell Technical Community College is located in Marion, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Homeland Security at McDowell Technical Community College
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
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Herzing University - Atlanta came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Herzing University - Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Homeland Security at Herzing University - Atlanta
With a ranking of #13, Lander University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region list. Lander University is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 9 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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Anderson University South Carolina came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on Homeland Security at Anderson University South Carolina
Voorhees College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Voorhees College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Denmark, South Carolina. It awarded 1 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Voorhees College Homeland Security Report
Elizabeth City State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Elizabeth City State University Homeland Security Report
Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 21 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Military College Homeland Security Report
Arkansas Tech University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Homeland Security at Arkansas Tech University
Florida Institute of Technology - Online landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 6 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Florida Institute of Technology - Online Homeland Security Report
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 19 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Homeland Security Report
Herzing University - Kenner landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Herzing University - Kenner is located in Kenner, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 36 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security at Embry-Riddle Worldwide
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Homeland Security at USF Tampa
George Mason University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 94 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security at GMU
Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University at Montgomery is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
Full AUM Homeland Security Report