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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Colleges
$72,554 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #15 in the country. In fact 13,045 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

About 23% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 77% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

About 38% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 63% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Rutgers University - Newark Report

#8

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #8, New Jersey City University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at New Jersey City University Report

St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
New Jersey 162
District of Columbia 261
Delaware 102

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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