Top National Rankings for Security Studies & Criminal Justice Programs

All the guides use similar criteria for their rankings, including accreditation, quality and length of program, tuition costs, online accessibility and school reputation. Data is primarily collected through the National Center for Education Statistics and school websites.

The ASU programs receiving the most recent national rankings include:

• Master of Science (M.S.) in homeland security
• Master of Science (M.S.) in criminal justice
• Master of Security Studies (M.S.S.) in intelligence and analysis
• Bachelor of Security Studies (B.S.S.) in border and homeland security
• Bachelor of Security Studies (B.S.S.) in intelligence and analysis

Dr. Joseph Rallo “We are delighted that the quality of our faculty and degree programs continues to be recognized at the national level,” said Dr. Joseph Rallo, chair of the ASU Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice.

The M.S. in homeland security has earned the following rankings:

• Intelligent.com – No. 1 and “Intelligent Pick” among the “Best Master’s in Homeland Security Degree Plans”
• GradDegree.com – No. 1 among the “Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degrees in Texas”
• TheBestSchools.org – No. 2 among the “Top 10 Online Master’s in Homeland Security Programs”
• GradDegree.com – No. 2 among the “Best Value Homeland Security Master’s Degrees in the Southwest Region”
• PublicServiceDegrees.org – No. 3 among the “Best Online Homeland Security Master’s Programs”
• CollegeValuesOnline.com – No. 5 among the “Top 50 Affordable Master’s in Emergency Management Online”

The M.S. in criminal justice has earned the following rankings:

• Intelligent.com – No. 2 and “Best in the West” among the “Best Master’s in Law Enforcement Administration Degree Programs”
• Intelligent.com – No. 7 and “Best Online” among the “Best Master’s in Criminal Justice Degree Programs”

The M.S.S. in intelligence and analysis has been ranked No. 20 among the “25 Best Online Master’s in Homeland Security” by BestMastersPrograms.org.

The B.S.S. in border and homeland security has earned the following rankings:

• Study.com – No. 7 among the “Best Bachelor’s in Homeland Security Degree Programs”
• Study.com – No. 10 among the “Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Security Management”
• CollegeValuesOnline.com – No. 12 among the “Best Value Colleges for an Online Homeland Security Degree”

The B.S.S. in intelligence and analysis has been ranked No. 14 among the “Top 25 Bachelor’s in Intelligence and Analysis Degrees” by SecurityDegreeHub.com.

Each of the bachelor’s degrees can be completed either on campus or online, and most classes are available in an eight-week format. The master’s degrees are available exclusively online.

The Department of Security Studies and Criminal Justice is the academic arm of ASU’s Kay Bailey Hutchison Center for Security Studies. More details on all the available online and on-campus degree programs are available at angelo.edu/css.