2024 Best Homeland Security Schools in Ohio

A degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 395 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 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Homeland Security Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Homeland Security Schools List

Homeland Security Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Homeland Security in Ohio

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the homeland security degree levels they offer.

Top Ohio Schools in Homeland Security

1

Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded

19.0% Growth in Graduates

Union Institute & University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Degree recipients from the homeland security program at Union Institute & University get $47,781 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Union Institute & University

2

University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Akron Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in homeland security. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in homeland security from University of Akron Main Campus

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	43
Illinois	304	203
Indiana	294	10
Wisconsin	273	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Homeland Security

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

Homeland Security Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	77
Homeland Security	2

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	3,756
Fire Protection	1,086
Security Science and Technology	167
Other Homeland Security	71

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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.