2024 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your associate degree in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #114 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 associate degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School for Your Associate Degree

The homeland security associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of homeland security students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for homeland security students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Homeland Security in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in homeland security.

Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Homeland Security

1

Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in homeland security has to take a look at Fayetteville Technical Community College. FTCC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.More information about a associate in homeland security from Fayetteville Technical Community College

2

Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC

10 Annual Graduates

Guilford Technical Community College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in homeland security. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.More information about a associate in homeland security from Guilford Technical Community College

3

Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Forsyth Technical Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in homeland security. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in homeland security from Forsyth Technical Community College

4

Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington, NC

2 Annual Graduates

Cape Fear Community College is a wonderful option for individuals interested in an associate degree in homeland security. CFCC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.More information about a associate in homeland security from Cape Fear Community College

5

Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, NC

1 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Rocky Mount, Nash Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in homeland security from Nash Community College

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	121	22
Florida	121	34
Arkansas	105	0
Tennessee	102	0
Virginia	97	4
West Virginia	92	42
South Carolina	77	5

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Homeland Security Related Rankings by Major

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Homeland Security Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	61

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	789
Fire Protection	187
Security Science and Technology	114
Other Homeland Security	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.