2025 Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 374 master's degrees in other homeland security during the <nil> academic year.

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

More Ways to Rank Other Homeland Security Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Homeland Security in the United States

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

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Other Homeland Security

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

23 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in other homeland security needs to look into Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

15 Annual Graduates

$92,422 Median Starting Salary

California State University - Long Beach is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in other homeland security. CSULB is a very large public university located in the large city of Long Beach.

Other Homeland Security master's degree recipients from California State University - Long Beach earn a boost of around $15,791 over the typical income of other homeland security graduates.

More information about a master’s in other homeland security from California State University - Long Beach

3

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

89 Annual Graduates

$73,507 Median Starting Salary

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

Soon after graduating, other homeland security master's recipients generally make about $73,507 in the first five years of their career.

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

4

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

28 Annual Graduates

University of New Haven is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in other homeland security. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from University of New Haven

5

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

57 Annual Graduates

$66,517 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the other homeland security program state that they receive average early career earnings of $66,517.

More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Michigan State University

6

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

16 Annual Graduates

$61,709 Median Starting Salary

Tulane is a fairly 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 state that they receive average early career wages of $61,709.

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

7

Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH

33 Annual Graduates

$68,421 Median Starting Salary

Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Tiffin.

Master's students who receive their degree from the other homeland security program make about $68,421 in the first couple years of their career.

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

8

Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA

17 Annual Graduates

$86,288 Median Starting Salary

Maritime is a small public school located in the suburb of Buzzards Bay.

Master's recipients from the other homeland security degree program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy get $9,657 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Massachusetts Maritime Academy

9

Canisius College
Buffalo, NY

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Canisius College

10

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

23 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in other homeland security from Utah Valley University

Other Homeland Security by Region

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Far Western US
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Other U.S. Territories
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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	374

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	6,830
Homeland Security	2,009
Security Science and Technology	1,986
Fire Protection	132

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.