2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,481
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 873 other homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,391 and $23,756 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 575 other homeland security graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in other homeland security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other homeland security programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other homeland security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other homeland security.
Top 8 Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 29,070 students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Commonwealth University]](/colleges/virginia-commonwealth-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s other homeland security degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 708 of the 30,805 students enrolled at FAU were GI Bill® students, of which 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FAU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Florida Atlantic University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s other homeland security degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tulane]](/colleges/tulane-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 46,523 students enrolled at Miami Dade College, 907 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 607 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,371. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Miami Dade College]](/colleges/miami-dade-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other homeland security degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Savannah State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 285 of the 3,488 students enrolled at Savannah State University were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,337. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Savannah State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Savannah State University]](/colleges/savannah-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Clearwater, Florida, this large public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other homeland security students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 26,430 students enrolled at St Petersburg College, 1,273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 820 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,870. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SPC]](/colleges/st-petersburg-college/student-life/veterans/)
Florida SouthWestern State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s other homeland security degrees to qualified students.
FSW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 15,141 students enrolled at FSW, 427 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,770. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FSW offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida SouthWestern State College]](/colleges/edison-state-college/student-life/veterans/)
Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Homeland Security for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this large public school handed out 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other homeland security students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSCJ, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 22,344 students enrolled at Florida State College at Jacksonville, 2,072 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,533 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,070. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State College at Jacksonville]](/colleges/florida-state-college-at-jacksonville/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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