2023 Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in the United States to see which master's 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.
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2023 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the homeland security master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Robert Morris University the best school in the United States for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. RMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moon Township.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in the United States. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
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Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Endicott College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security programs. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.
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Towson University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree homeland security programs. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.
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Columbia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.
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National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Homeland Security
One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| 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.