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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$45,607 Avg Salary
$30,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security Bachelor's 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Homeland Security Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Our analysis found New Jersey City University to be the most popular school for homeland security students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 32% of the homeland security majors at the school.

On average, homeland security graduates from NJCU take out $15,629 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Women make up 31% of the homeland security majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security at Rowan University Report

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for homeland security students working on their bachelor’s degree. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Long Branch.

Of the 38 students majoring in homeland security at Monmouth, 68% are male and 32% are female.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Monmouth University

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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 3 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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