by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California” 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 California, there were 242 homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,291 and $28,668 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security. To top this list, a school must have a successful homeland security program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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 “Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california homeland security students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 103 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California. Naval Postgraduate School is located in Monterey, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 ’s homeland security degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palomar College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastline Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Fountain Valley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citrus College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California. Citrus College is a medium-sized school located in Glendora, California that handed out 11 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
De Anza College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. De Anza College is a fairly large public school situated in Cupertino, California. It awarded 3 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Grossmont College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California list. El Cajon, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s homeland security degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Pacific Union College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Homeland Security Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. PUC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angwin, California. It awarded 0 ’s homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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