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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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

Full Homeland Security at Park University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

About 17% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Missouri State University - Springfield

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for homeland security students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 83% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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#4

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Winfield, SC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 75% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Southwestern College

#6

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, MN

Crown College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security programs. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Capella University

University of Nebraska Medical Center landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate homeland security programs. UNMC is a small public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Full Homeland Security at University of Nebraska Medical Center Report

#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Upper Iowa University

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 20
Minnesota 53
Iowa 11
Kansas 18
Nebraska 2
North Dakota 2

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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