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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in California

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$64,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's 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.

The Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which master's 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

About 30% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Naval Postgraduate School Report

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in homeland security at National University, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at National University

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 2 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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