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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You

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

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in the Southeast Region for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 23% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at American Public University System Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Southeast Region . Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

About 43% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Miami is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Homeland Security at Western Kentucky University Report

#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in homeland security at Lynchburg, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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North Carolina State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security programs. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Read full report on Homeland Security at North Carolina State University

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges 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 19 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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