2024 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

a bachelor's degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #109 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 107 bachelor's degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Homeland Security School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The homeland security bachelor's 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

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. 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

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's 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 bachelor's 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 bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Homeland Security in Alabama

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for homeland security students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Homeland Security

1

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL

67 Annual Graduates

$32,683 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in homeland security needs to look into Columbia Southern University. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Columbia Southern University

2

Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL

36 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in homeland security needs to look into Jacksonville State University. Located in the suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Jacksonville State University

3

Herzing University - Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

1 Annual Graduates

Herzing University - Birmingham is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in homeland security. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Herzing University - Birmingham is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Herzing University - Birmingham

4

Athens State University
Athens, AL

3 Annual Graduates

Athens State University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in homeland security. Athens State University is a small public university located in the fringe town of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in homeland security from Athens State University

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	151
Georgia	224	12
Tennessee	220	38
North Carolina	213	44
Virginia	213	92
South Carolina	195	32
Kentucky	187	59
Louisiana	171	1
Arkansas	167	39
West Virginia	147	559

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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	66
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	40
Other Homeland Security	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	924
Fire Protection	527
Security Science and Technology	78
Other Homeland Security	2

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.