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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

With 162 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #20 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Women make up 45% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#2

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Jersey City University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 55% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Newark is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Women make up 57% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Women make up 55% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

Out of the 13 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Elizabeth landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 36% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Thomas Edison State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Camden.

Women make up 73% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 75% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Rider University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Rider, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#10

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 33% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,240
Pennsylvania 625
Maryland 293
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 13 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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