Homeland Security at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Every homeland security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice stacks up to those at other schools.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in homeland security.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

John Jay Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at John Jay

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

John Jay does offer online education options in homeland security for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

John Jay Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in homeland security from John Jay in 2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

Of the students who received a homeland security master's degree from John Jay, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a master's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology
• Criminal Justice & Corrections

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Police and Detective Supervisors	12,650	$115,940
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	8,660	$63,570
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,450	$62,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.