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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security was ranked #73 in the country. In fact 2,759 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hawaii Pacific University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Honolulu.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 147
Washington 1
Hawaii 0
Alaska 12

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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