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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Missouri

8 Colleges
$41,122 Avg Salary
$32,183 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security School for You

In 2020-2021, 71 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #139 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our analysis found University of Central Missouri to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent programs at Park University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security schools in Missouri. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

While working on their degree, homeland security majors at Park University accumulate an average of around $19,297 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Missouri list. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

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With a ranking of #7, Missouri Southern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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With a ranking of #8, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

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Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 8 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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