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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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in the United States for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 77% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in homeland security at John Jay, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 17 students majoring in homeland security at UAlbany, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the United States. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

Of the 14 students majoring in homeland security at Tennessee Tech University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Benedictine University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#7

Utica College

Utica, NY

Utica College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica.

Of the 11 students majoring in homeland security at Utica College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 36% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security programs. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

Of the 10 students majoring in homeland security at Angelo State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Homeland Security students that almost earned our Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
11 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
13 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA

Homeland Security by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 7,783
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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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