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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 Plains States region, there were 869 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,598 and $26,945 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 247 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular homeland security programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree homeland security students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #1 spot on the list. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 75 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a public institution located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bellevue, Nebraska 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 28 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. UCM is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 28 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Missouri Homeland Security Report
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 18 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Homeland Security at North Dakota State University
With a ranking of #7, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Maryville, Missouri, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Kansas Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Salina, Kansas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Drury University - CCPS is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
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Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. WSU is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Upper Iowa University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Crown College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s homeland security degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Saint Louis University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Southeast Missouri State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 0 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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