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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Kentucky

5 Colleges
$40,678 Avg Salary
$31,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

With 70 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security is the #106 most popular major in Kentucky.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Kentucky to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Kentucky University the most popular school in Kentucky for homeland security students. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average amount in student loans that homeland security majors at Eastern take out is $31,000.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 39
Virginia 124
North Carolina 108
Florida 417
Tennessee 52
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.

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 5 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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