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2024 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

51 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,938 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in security science and technology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #123 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for security science and technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,938 degrees in security science and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Security Science and Technology School

Best Security Science and Technology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of security science and technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for security science and technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Security Science and Technology
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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the security science and technology degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Security Science and Technology

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
3.6% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in security science and technology. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
87 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Excelsior University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in security science and technology. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Albany. A Best Colleges rank of #337 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Excelsior University is a great university overall.

There were about 87 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Excelsior University in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
231 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Maryland Global Campus if you want to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 231 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year.

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MD
96 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in security science and technology has to check out Stevenson University. Located in the suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 96 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Stevenson in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
293 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

John Jay is a large public college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means John Jay is a great college overall.

There were about 293 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at John Jay in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
88 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 88 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 46th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 16 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at RMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means La Salle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
31 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Philadelphia.

There were about 31 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in the most recent data year.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #228 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Best Security Science and Technology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 311
New York 333 905
Maryland 279 409
New Jersey 273 19
District of Columbia 188 28

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

Security Science and Technology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy 49

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Majors Similar to Security Science and Technology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 17,461
Homeland Security 1,746
Fire Protection 191
Other Homeland Security 168

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