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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Security Science and Technology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for security science and technology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 38 students majoring in security science and technology at Virginia Tech, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best security science and technology schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best security science and technology schools in the United States. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 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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