by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,695 people earned their degree in other homeland security, making the major the 214th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other homeland security graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,334 and had an average of $23,244 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 416 other homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other homeland security. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other homeland security.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other homeland security students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 masters’s other homeland security degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major. Maritime is a small public school situated in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It awarded 16 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 98 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tiffin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in West Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 39 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s other homeland security degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s other homeland security students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s other homeland security students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other homeland security degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Saint Leo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Leo, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
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Capella University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking, coming in at #12. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Connecticut came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s other homeland security degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Siena Heights University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. Adrian, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other homeland security degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Syracuse University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Catholic University of America ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major list. Catholic University of America is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 masters’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Canisius College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Homeland Security Major ranking. Canisius is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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