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Why we like them: TESU maps the curriculum to the five National Preparedness System mission areas — prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. You also access the Order of the Sword & Shield National Honor Society, a field-specific organization for homeland security, intelligence, emergency management, and protective security. The goal is to prepare you for roles that cut across policy, operations, and resilience in government, nonprofit, and critical infrastructure contexts.

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Why we like them: ASU offers a dual-path structure with an online B.S.S. in Border and Homeland Security and a separate online B.B.S. pathway built specifically for Community College of the Air Force graduates or active-duty personnel through the AU-ABC program, which streamlines degree completion for Air Force-affiliated learners. ASU also hosts the student-led, peer-reviewed Journal of Homeland and National Security Perspectives, giving you a rare venue to publish, critique, and engage with practitioners and policymakers.

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Why we like them: WSU extends in-state tuition to you as a fully online enrollee regardless of where you live. WSU also integrates a language requirement that stands out, with either Spanish for Law Enforcement or 15 credits of a foreign language. This positions you to be effective and successful within diverse communities and agencies.

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Why we like them: CSU's homeland security bachelor's program online focuses on national security and public safety. The curriculum covers security coverage, spanning counter terrorism, border management, immigration, cyber networks, critical infrastructure, and disaster resilience all within a single degree, with the goal of making graduates versatile across both public and private security sectors.

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Why we like them: SUNY Empire's online security studies B.S. has a five-foundation scaffold that covers broad security studies, historical/comparative perspectives, research methods, ethics, and information security. Online courses link digital crime and digital terrorism with cybercrime and computer forensics, and you address the security implications of climate change, an angle many programs overlook.

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Why we like them: At ISU, you study homeland security and emergency management inside of the College of Health, Emergency Services Department, giving you a health sciences perspective on crisis operations while we integrate public safety, resilience, and community health. The program discusses emerging technology, systems thinking and sensemaking, and policy and crisis leadership.

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Why we like them: Here, you gain access to one of the only homeland security and emergency management degrees housed in a business school, blending these aspects with leadership, management, and risk coursework that can be utilized as a differentiator for supervisory/command roles. You can choose from six concentrations, including Fire Administration, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Safety Administration, Cybersecurity and IT Management, and Emergency Medical and Public Health Management.

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Why we like them: UA Grantham's online BA has you complete a CITI research ethics certification inside the Research Methods course, giving you a formal credential during the process of program completion. Several core communications courses require recorded speeches via webcam, so you build verified presentation skills in an online format. You can select two applied concentrations, which are either Homeland Security or Computer Forensic Investigation.

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Why we like them: UWA lets you customize the major by selecting three focus areas, including Homeland Security as one option. And if you already hold a bachelor’s, you can earn a second bachelor’s by completing only the major requirements in about a year for under $10,000, giving you a rapid, budget-conscious upskill.

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Why we like them: UMGC stands out with a practitioner-scholar model that pairs faculty with industry advisors to keep coursework aligned with current homeland security operations and technologies. If we were to compare it with other programs, the inclusion of a capstone focused on real-world strategic execution offers a leadership sequence that is somewhat uncommon at the bachelor’s level, giving you preparation for homeland security roles that demand COOP expertise and cross-agency coordination.

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Why we like them: Waldorf is uniquely a private, Christian-affiliated institution with roots in the Lutheran tradition. Waldorf's online homeland security bachelor's program has DHS-aligned coursework. Examples of classes are Domestic Terrorism and Homegrown Violent Extremists; Radicalization; and Maritime, Border, and Transportation Security. It all culminates in a homeland security capstone that integrates policy, technology, and operations.

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Why we like them: SNHU has about 154,212 learning online, so it stands are the top for online enrollment. This means that you can tap into abundant course offerings, advising coverage, and peer networks year-round. At $342 per credit for civilians and $250 per credit for active-duty service members and spouses, you keep ongoing costs predictable. SNHU pairs this concentration with an embedded communication certificate, so you leave with a second credential focused on communicating with diverse communities and agencies.

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Why we like them: At Sam Houston, you choose between two fully online pathways. The BA adds a foreign language requirement (including options like Spanish, French, or American Sign), while the BS builds extra social science depth for stronger analytic focus. The homeland security degree is housed within the College of Criminal Justice and its Department of Security Studies, where faculty include nationally and internationally recognized scholars and practitioners from government agencies, think tanks, and policymaking entities.

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Why we like them: At NU, you can complete a two-month, faculty-supervised capstone that requires a committee review and open-forum presentation. You also encounter specialized coursework here, like underwater and aviation infrastructure threats at borders and ports, professional interviewing and interrogation, cyber-terrorism, and constitutional liability across the First, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments. You also benefit from $0 application fees, and NU’s Public Safety Promise scholarship is aimed at current public safety professionals.

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Why we like them: This is for students interested in national security, and the concentration drills into the origins of terrorism, response methods to weapons of mass destruction, crisis negotiation, and conflict resolution. What makes it especially compelling is how it sits inside a broader criminal justice framework, meaning graduates come away with both specialized homeland security knowledge and a well-rounded understanding of the entire U.S. criminal justice system, making them more versatile in the job market.

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Why we like them: If mission fit matters to you, the program sits in LU’s Helms School of Government and is framed by a Christian leadership ethos. Liberty's online BS in Government - National Security stands out for its multidisciplinary and government approach to national security education. The program's stress on critical infrastructure protection across sectors like agriculture, telecommunications, medical services, and transportation is another distinguishing feature, reflecting the modern, interconnected nature of national security threats.

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Why we like them: At Regent, you study homeland security within a B.S. in Criminal Justice taught explicitly through a Christian worldview, so you examine terrorism, criminal law, and constitutional issues through faith-informed ethics. This program involves mentorship from terminally credentialed faculty anchored at the Virginia Beach hub, even when you learn online. You also see distinct scholarship lanes — Freedom, Homeschool, and Private School awards — that can further lower your net price.

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Why we like them: Trident's homeland bachelor's degree is built around the four pillars of the National Preparedness Goal — Prevent, Protect, Respond, and Recover — as well as the core missions of the Department of Homeland Security. This alignment with actual federal frameworks means students are learning within the same conceptual structure that real DHS and FEMA professionals operate in, giving the degree an operationally relevant feel.

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Why we like them: At SLU, you access an FBI National Academy Associates educational partner, which we see as a rare undergraduate alignment that can elevate professional credibility and networking while you study. We appreciate how faculty bring practitioner credentials (e.g., local and federal agents, chief deputies, detectives, and FBI advisors) so you learn from people who have executed the work at scale. You can earn a police standard certificate through training at the Pasco-Hernando Police Academy as well.

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Why we like them: Bellevue's program has applied, niche coursework, where you explore Disinformation, Misinformation, and the Post-Truth Society; Guns, Sex, Drugs: Illicit Activity in Global Politics; and Security Concepts in Science and Technology that examine space reconnaissance and high-tech espionage. The required Kirkpatrick Signature Series (American Vision and Values, Tradition and Change, Freedom and Responsibility) adds a civics-and-ethics spine that few intelligence programs match.