Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at The College of New Jersey

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if The College of New Jersey is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,783. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The College of New Jersey in 2021, 56 of them were homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors.

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.

TCNJ Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

TCNJ Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at TCNJ 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
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
	487
	713

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from TCNJ. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at TCNJ are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TCNJ 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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The College of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	56

Related Majors

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 The College of New Jersey.

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
• Image Credit: By Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.