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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Colleges
$72,554 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 142,610 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found California University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

Women make up 23% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

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St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
Pennsylvania 4,059
New York 9,990
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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 9 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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