2024 Best Security Science and Technology Schools in North Carolina
9Colleges in North Carolina
272Security 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.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of security science and technology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 272 degrees in security science and technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Security Science and Technology School
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.
Pick Your Security Science and Technology Degree Level
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 Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Security Science and Technology in North Carolina
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.
Top North Carolina Schools in Security Science and Technology
Forsyth Technical Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in security science and technology. Forsyth Tech is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Winston-Salem. A Best Colleges rank of #1077 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Forsyth Tech is a great college overall.
There were approximately 25 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Forsyth Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Wake Technical Community College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in security science and technology. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #693 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wake Technical Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 30 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Wake Technical Community College in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Guilford Technical Community College if you want to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1110 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Guilford Technical Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 34 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Guilford Technical Community College in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Surry Community College if you want to pursue a degree in security science and technology. Surry Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Dobson. This college ranks 37th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 8 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Surry Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1242 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FTCC is a great college overall.
There were about 13 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at FTCC in the most recent data year.
Methodist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 32nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 5 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Methodist in the most recent data year.
Nash Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Rocky Mount. This college ranks 59th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 5 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Nash Community College in the most recent data year.
Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville. This university ranks 65th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 25 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at Fayetteville State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Wilmington, CFCC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 50th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 1 security science and technology students who graduated with this degree at CFCC in the most recent year we have data available.
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).