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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the homeland security graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

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

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

Full Homeland Security at Park University Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in homeland security at SLU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 9 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 midsize city of Springfield.

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

Read full report on Homeland Security at Missouri State University - Springfield

#4

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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.

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#6

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

Crown College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security programs. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

Full Homeland Security at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Capella University

#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #9, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Homeland Security at Upper Iowa University Report

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 9 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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