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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 206 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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 New Brunswick Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

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

52% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 206 students earned a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

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About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 104
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Rutgers New Brunswick 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 206

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 - New Brunswick.

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

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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