2024 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Mississippi

A degree in security science and technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #123 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 86 degrees in security science and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Security Science and Technology Schools List

Pick Your Security Science and Technology Degree Level

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 Mississippi list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in Mississippi

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the security science and technology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Mississippi Schools in Security Science and Technology

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

5.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Southern Mississippi if you wish to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a degree in security science and technology from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

46 Security Science and Technology Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in security science and technology has to check out Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a degree in security science and technology from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Best Security Science and Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	87
Florida	282	511
North Carolina	279	172
Virginia	274	298
Tennessee	269	17
South Carolina	248	5
Kentucky	244	21
Louisiana	242	14
Arkansas	234	0
Alabama	233	85
West Virginia	207	261

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Security Science and Technology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	603
Other Homeland Security	9
Fire Protection	5

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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.