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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

6 Colleges
$33,725 Avg Salary
$19,981 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 252 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Middlesex County College the most popular school in New Jersey for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Edison.

About 32% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 68% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Middlesex County College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Brookdale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 14% of the homeland security majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

Women make up 67% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Passaic County Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list. HCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Hudson County Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Raritan Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New Jersey. RVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Raritan Valley Community College

#5

Salem Community College

Carneys Point, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salem Community College is a great place for homeland security students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Carneys Point, Salem County College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Salem Community College

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 413
New York 774
Maryland 20
District of Columbia 197
Delaware 34

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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