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2023 Most Popular Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Security Science and Technology School for You

Security Science and Technology is the #120 most popular major in the country with 6,888 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. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Security Science and Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Security Science and Technology Colleges.

Our analysis found Kennesaw State University to be the most popular school for security science and technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for security science and technology students. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

The excellent programs at Regent University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best security science and technology schools in the Southeast Region . Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#4

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montreat College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Southeast Region list. Montreat College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Montreat.

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#5

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Methodist is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of North Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for security science and technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

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#7

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

With a ranking of #7, Hampton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for security science and technology students. Hampton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

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American National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for security science and technology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem, American National University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Bluegrass Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lexington.

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Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Delray Beach, Institute of Allied Medical Professions is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Security Science and Technology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 87
Virginia 347
North Carolina 185
Florida 512
Tennessee 22
Kentucky 21
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 14
Arkansas 0
Alabama 85
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 261

One of 4 majors within the area of study, security science and technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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).

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