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Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.

About 30% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 70% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Naval Postgraduate School Report

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 59 students majoring in homeland security at National University, 69% are male and 31% are female.

Full Homeland Security at National University Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Best Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security colleges 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 3 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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