2024 Best Security Science and Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #106 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Southeast Region 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 334 associate degrees in security science and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Security Science and Technology School for Your Associate Degree

The security science and technology associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality security science and technology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on security science and technology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other security science and technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for security science and technology to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 colleges for security science and technology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Security Science and Technology Schools

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 the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in security science and technology.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Security Science and Technology

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL

35 Annual Graduates

$23,500 Median Student Debt

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in security science and technology. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

2

Miami Dade College
Miami, FL

38 Annual Graduates

Miami Dade College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in security science and technology. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Miami Dade College

3

St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL

33 Annual Graduates

St Petersburg College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in security science and technology. Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from St Petersburg College

4

Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL

24 Annual Graduates

Palm Beach State College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in security science and technology. Located in the large suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Palm Beach State College

5

Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Forsyth Technical Community College

6

Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Wake Technical Community College

7

Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Melbourne, EFSC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Eastern Florida State College

8

Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC

9 Annual Graduates

Guilford Technical Community College is a large public college located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Guilford Technical Community College

9

Surry Community College
Dobson, NC

2 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Dobson, Surry Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Surry Community College

10

Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC

12 Annual Graduates

FTCC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.More information about a associate in security science and technology from Fayetteville Technical Community College

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best security science and technology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	15
Georgia	121	7
Florida	121	191
North Carolina	120	114
Arkansas	105	0
Virginia	97	5
Kentucky	90	0
Louisiana	80	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

Security Science and Technology is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Security Science and Technology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4,689
Fire Protection	1,054
Homeland Security	168
Other Homeland Security	6

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.