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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree School for You

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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Superior State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region 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.

Of the 16 students majoring in homeland security at Lake Superior State University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of DuPage is a great place for homeland security students working on their associate degree. COD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

Of the 3 students majoring in homeland security at FVTC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at William Rainey Harper College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

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#5

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIndy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a great place for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 44
Ohio 77
Illinois 223
Indiana 21
Wisconsin 15

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 8 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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