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

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Graduate Certificate School for You

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

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The Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Southeast 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 analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue a 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee Technological University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-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.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 19 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Georgia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#8

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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#8

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in homeland security at Lynchburg, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Full Homeland Security at North Carolina State University Report

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 19 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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