US News recently ranked the Naval Postgraduate School at number one in the area of homeland/national security and emergency management, even topping schools such as Harvard. This is because of the programs of Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), housed under the School of International Graduate Studies, Department of National Security Affairs. Established post 9/11 with funding from U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a means to educate senior level homeland security officials across the different levels of government, the crown jewel of CHDS programs remains its 18-month hybrid master’s degree program. In response to the news, SECNAV tweeted, “I am proud to announce that @NPS_Monterey has been ranked as the #1 graduate school for Homeland/National Security & Emergency Management by #usnews, above Harvard & Columbia, & continues to be a center of excellence for the DoD and USCG."-#SECNAV76.”