2025 Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in other homeland security sits in the middle of the road, ranking #161 out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of other homeland security. Combined, these schools handed out 128 master's degrees in other homeland security to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Homeland Security School for Your Master's Degree

The other homeland security master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other homeland security students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other homeland security students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt other homeland security students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other homeland security related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other homeland security students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Homeland Security Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Homeland Security in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Other Homeland Security

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in other homeland security needs to take a look at Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

89 Annual Graduates

$73,507 Median Starting Salary

Eastern Kentucky University is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in other homeland security. Eastern is a large public university located in the town of Richmond.

Other Homeland Security master's degree recipients from Eastern Kentucky University receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,899 over the typical income of other homeland security graduates.

More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Eastern Kentucky University

3

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

16 Annual Graduates

$61,709 Median Starting Salary

Tulane University of Louisiana is a great option for students pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.

Students who graduate with their master's from the other homeland security program report average early career earnings of $61,709.

More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Tulane University of Louisiana

Best Other Homeland Security Colleges by State

Explore the best other homeland security colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	1
Virginia	182	12
Kentucky	147	143
Louisiana	147	31

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Other Homeland Security Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Other Homeland Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Homeland Security Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting & Related Protective Services	128

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	2,270
Homeland Security	703
Security Science and Technology	547
Fire Protection	23

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.