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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 18% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Upper Iowa University Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

Full Homeland Security at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

University of Nebraska Medical Center came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Homeland Security at Saint Louis University Report

#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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