2024 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

an associate degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #114 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 associate degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 full 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

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 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Homeland Security in Arizona

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for homeland security students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Homeland Security

1

American InterContinental University - Online
Chandler, AZ

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat American InterContinental University - Online if you want to pursue an associate degree in homeland security. Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in homeland security from American InterContinental University - Online

2

Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ

18 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in homeland security has to look into Arizona Western College. Located in the small city of Yuma, AWC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in homeland security from Arizona Western College

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	38
New Mexico	140	14
Oklahoma	136	4

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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
Homeland Security	18

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	933
Fire Protection	41
Security Science and Technology	20

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.