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 Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 164 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,122 and $32,183 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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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The homeland security school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri homeland security students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri. Drury University - CCPS is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 80 degrees to qualified ’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri. Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Maryville, Missouri that handed out 14 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Missouri State University Homeland Security Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Homeland Security Major in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 0 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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