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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

32 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 85% are male.

Homeland Security majors at American Military University take out an average of $16,454 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Military College is a great place for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#3

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand associate degree programs at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Southeast Region . Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

Women make up 53% of the homeland security majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, homeland security majors at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale accumulate an average of around $27,459 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Women make up 20% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fayetteville Technical Community College is a great place for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

Of the 9 students majoring in homeland security at SPC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 75% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their associate degree. CCCTI is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Hudson.

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

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#9

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security programs. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 39
Virginia 124
North Carolina 108
Florida 417
Tennessee 52
Kentucky 70
South Carolina 46
Louisiana 31
Arkansas 63
Alabama 343
West Virginia 871

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 26 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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