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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

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$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in New York with 9,990 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 48 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

Check out the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our analysis found John Jay College of Criminal Justice to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 1,804 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at John Jay, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#3

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

About 45% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#5

Utica College

Utica, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utica College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 37% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, Buffalo State did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

Women make up 62% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#7

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 118 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Excelsior College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#8

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Mercy, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#9

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

SUNY Oswego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SUNY Oswego is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Oswego.

About 53% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#10

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

About 44% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
Pennsylvania 4,059
Maryland 1,426
Delaware 314
District of Columbia 564

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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