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2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Homeland Security is the #73 most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 23% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee Technological University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

About 43% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 57% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Tennessee Technological University

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at George Mason University Report

#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL

Jacksonville State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Jacksonville State University

#8

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Clemson University

University of Management and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of Management and Technology

Explore the most popular online homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 28
Florida 232
Georgia 5
North Carolina 3
Tennessee 14
Kentucky 11
Louisiana 30
Alabama 236
South Carolina 9
Arkansas 24
West Virginia 270

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

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).

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