2024 Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #104 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 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for security science and technology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 42 bachelor's degrees in security science and technology to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's 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 - The number of security science and technology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt security science and technology students go into to obtain their bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Security Science and Technology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Security Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Security Science and Technology in Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Security Science and Technology

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

18 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in security science and technology. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in security science and technology from Loyola University Chicago

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North Park University
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Graduates

North Park University is a good choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in security science and technology. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in security science and technology from North Park University

2

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

21 Annual Graduates

Lewis University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in security science and technology. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in security science and technology from Lewis University

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	23
Ohio	252	85
Indiana	235	47
Wisconsin	213	63

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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
Geospatial Intelligence	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,658
Homeland Security	73
Fire Protection	62
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.