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2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools

48 Colleges
$45,607 Avg Salary
$30,432 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular online school in the United States for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the homeland security majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security majors at American Military University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,477.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Grand Canyon 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 Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the homeland security majors at the school.

On average, homeland security graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $27,040 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Forest City.

Of the 75 students majoring in homeland security at Waldorf, 81% are male and 19% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, homeland security majors at Waldorf accumulate an average of around $26,385 in student debt.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Waldorf University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Schaumburg, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security at American InterContinental University - Online

#5

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 19% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Homeland Security majors at Columbia Southern University take out an average of $30,454 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Homeland Security at Columbia Southern University Report

Union Institute & University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree homeland security programs. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 89% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, homeland security majors at Union accumulate an average of around $18,716 in student debt.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 68% are male.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security majors at National University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,943.

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#8

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 27% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 73% are male.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security majors at Post University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,194.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Post University

With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.

About 36% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 64% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, homeland security majors at UAF accumulate an average of around $27,131 in student debt.

Full Homeland Security at University of Alaska Fairbanks Report

#10

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 11% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Excelsior College Report

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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.

  • 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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