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2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Homeland Security is the #117 most popular major in the country with 7,140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate.

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 71% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Park University Report

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

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

Full Homeland Security at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#3

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great place for homeland security students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Southwestern College Report

#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Crown College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in the Plains States Region . Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #7, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 71
Minnesota 58
Kansas 27
Iowa 105
Nebraska 69
North Dakota 21

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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

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 7 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).

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