2024 Best Homeland Security Schools in Rhode Island

If you plan on majoring in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #117 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of homeland security. Combined, these schools handed out 28 degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

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Pick Your Homeland Security Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Homeland Security Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Homeland Security in Rhode Island

The schools below may not offer all types of homeland security degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Homeland Security

1

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11.1% Growth in Graduates

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in homeland security. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a degree in homeland security from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

2

Johnson & Wales University - Online
Providence, RI

It's hard to beat Johnson & Wales University - Online if you want to pursue a degree in homeland security. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence.More information about a degree in homeland security from Johnson & Wales University - Online

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	72
Connecticut	241	45
New Hampshire	210	276
Maine	202	3
Vermont	194	3

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Homeland Security Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Homeland Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Homeland Security Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Critical Infrastructure Protection	18
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	6
Homeland Security	4

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Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	494
Security Science and Technology	56
Fire Protection	10

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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.