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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree School for You

With 45 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security is the #75 most popular major in New Jersey.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Teaneck.

About 28% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 72% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

Of the 10 students majoring in homeland security at TESU, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Thomas Edison State University

#3

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rider University is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Rider University

#4

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

Women make up 29% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security at New Jersey City University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgian Court University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New Jersey. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 277
Pennsylvania 288
Maryland 15
District of Columbia 195
Delaware 34

One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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.

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