2024 Best Homeland Security Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of homeland security. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Homeland Security Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Homeland Security

1

Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33.3% Growth in Graduates

Red Rocks Community College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in homeland security. Located in the city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in homeland security from Red Rocks Community College

2

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in homeland security needs to look into Arapahoe Community College. Arapahoe Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Littleton.More information about a degree in homeland security from Arapahoe Community College

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	275	8
Idaho	219	34
Wyoming	162	0

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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	38
Critical Infrastructure Protection	27
Homeland Security	9

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Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	3,201
Fire Protection	683
Security Science and Technology	45
Other Homeland Security	17

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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.