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Homeland Security at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

What traits are you looking for in a school for Homeland Security, consider the program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice is in New York, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 62 homeland security degrees were awarded at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Online & Distance Learning at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Online coursework is an option at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Of 13,763 students, 2,362 (17%) studied exclusively online and 6,014 (44%) took at least some classes online.

Homeland Security Rankings at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Use these rankings to compare CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Homeland Security program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#1 of 7
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#1 of 21
Best Value	New York	#1 of 6
Best Value	Nationwide	#1 of 99
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#8 of 22
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#20 of 101

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Homeland Security graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Homeland Security graduates at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice are 50% women (31) and 50% men (31).

Homeland Security Master’s Program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Among the 24 master’s homeland security degrees awarded at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 33% were women (8) and 67% were men (16).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Homeland Security master’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 54% of Homeland Security master’s degree recipients at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, above the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Homeland Security Concentrations at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

This Homeland Security program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency/Disaster Management	26
Counterterrorism Operations	36

Highest-Paying Careers for Homeland Security Graduates

Graduates of the Homeland Security program at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Homeland Security graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$75,304
Special Forces Officers	$73,745

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.