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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Security Science and Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Security Science and Technology is the #95 most popular major in the country with 1,875 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast 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 Security Science and Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular 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 a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . 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.

Full Security Science and Technology at Virginia Tech Report

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

Read full report on Security Science and Technology at Western Kentucky University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for security science and technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Security Science and Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best security science and technology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 184
Florida 78
Georgia 0
North Carolina 26
Tennessee 7
Kentucky 16
Louisiana 0
Alabama 7
Mississippi 3
West Virginia 68

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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