Homeland Security at New Jersey City University

If you plan to study homeland security, take a look at what New Jersey City University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,550. In 2021, 57 homeland security majors received their bachelor's degree from NJCU.

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.

NJCU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at NJCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NJCU offers distance education options for homeland security at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NJCU Homeland Security Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security progam at NJCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security major at NJCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools	40
	47
Best Homeland Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in homeland security from NJCU. This makes it the #50 most popular school for homeland security master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NJCU Homeland Security Graduates

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJCU is $40,252. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $44,554 for all homeland security students.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at NJCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at New Jersey City University.

NJCU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security from NJCU in 2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NJCU Homeland Security Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Homeland Security from NJCU in 2020-2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

In the homeland security master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a master's in homeland security.

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

NJCU also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Homeland Security
• Fire Protection
• 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 NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,650	$130,490
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,110	$59,750
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	470	$87,300

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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.