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Finding the Best Security Science and Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,875 people earned a degree or certificate in security science and technology, making the major the #95 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Security Science and Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for security science and technology majors pursuing a .

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the most popular school in the United States for security science and technology students. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for security science and technology students. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best security science and technology schools in the United States. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#4

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

The excellent programs at Hampton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best security science and technology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American National University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Schools list. American National University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Salem.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular security science and technology programs. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular security science and technology programs. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for security science and technology students. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for security science and technology students. It came in at #6 on the list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Security Science and Technology is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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