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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s homeland security students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 1 bachelors’s homeland security 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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. 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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