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2023 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools

42 Colleges
$33,725 Avg Salary
$19,981 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 7,140 people earned a degree or certificate in homeland security, making the major the #117 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best school for homeland security students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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#2

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waldorf University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Middlesex County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, homeland security majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $16,454 in student debt.

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#5

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rose State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

Homeland Security majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale take out an average of $27,459 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

With a ranking of #7, Lake Superior State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Lake Superior State University is a small public school located in the town of Sault Ste Marie.

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#8

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

With a ranking of #8, Georgia Military College did quite well on this year’s best schools for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Red Rocks Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools ranking. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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Homeland Security by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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