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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 216 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #186 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.

Check out the homeland security associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Palomar College the most popular school in California for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Palomar College is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

Women make up 33% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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#2

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastline Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Fountain Valley, Coastline Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#3

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citrus College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Glendora, Citrus College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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#4

Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grossmont College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in California list. Grossmont College is a large public school located in the large suburb of El Cajon.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Grossmont College

#4

De Anza College

Cupertino, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend De Anza College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in California list. De Anza College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cupertino.

Full Homeland Security at De Anza College Report

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 31
Oregon 1
Nevada 2
Hawaii 3
Alaska 51

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 5 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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