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2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$64,764 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 774 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #87 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Utica College

Utica, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Utica College the most popular school in New York for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Utica.

About 29% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Utica College Report

#2

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

About 18% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 82% are male.

Full Homeland Security at Excelsior College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a great place for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in homeland security at John Jay, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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#4

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Adelphi University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.

Of the 9 students majoring in homeland security at Adelphi, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Homeland Security at Adelphi University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security at Pace University - New York

#6

Medaille College

Buffalo, NY

Medaille College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Medaille is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Full Homeland Security at Medaille College Report

With a ranking of #7, Glasgow Caledonian New York College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. Glasgow Caledonian New York College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New-York.

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#7

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #7, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security students working on their master’s degree. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 413
Maryland 20
New Jersey 252
District of Columbia 197
Delaware 34

One of 4 majors within the area of study, homeland security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Homeland Security

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 8 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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