2024 Best Security Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Security Science and Technology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #106 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for security science and technology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 associate degrees in security science and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to security science and technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of security science and technology students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt security science and technology students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized security science and technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for security science and technology students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Security Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Security Science and Technology in Ohio

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in security science and technology.

Top Ohio Schools for an Associate in Security Science and Technology

1

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in security science and technology needs to check out Sinclair Community College. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dayton.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Sinclair Community College

2

Marion Technical College
Marion, OH

7 Annual Graduates

Marion Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in security science and technology. MTC is a small public college located in the distant town of Marion.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Marion Technical College

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Security Science and Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	192	3
Illinois	119	11
Wisconsin	114	24

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Security Science and Technology Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,143
Fire Protection	88
Other Homeland Security	7

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.