Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Rutgers University - Camden

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Rutgers University - Camden has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,076. In 2021, 88 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors received their bachelor's degree from Rutgers Camden.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers Camden Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Rutgers Camden Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at Rutgers Camden compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Rutgers Camden is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. 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
	148
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	778

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Rutgers Camden. This makes it the #156 most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Rutgers Camden

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Rutgers University - Camden.

Rutgers Camden Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 88 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers Camden, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Camden with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rutgers Camden Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Rutgers Camden. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Camden with a master's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers Camden also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Camden. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	97
Security Science and Technology	6

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting 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 Rutgers University - Camden.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	19,950	$83,720
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers	11,240	$70,280
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.