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

21 Colleges
$51,313 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master'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.

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The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 21 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, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 master’s degree in New York. John Jay is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 309 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at John Jay, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#2

Utica College

Utica, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utica College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#3

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Excelsior College, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

About 35% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 65% are male.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#6

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #6, Monroe College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 22% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at The Graduate Center, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#7

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#9

Hilbert College

Hamburg, NY

Hilbert College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Hamburg, Hilbert College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Hilbert College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#10

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

About 82% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 18% 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 21 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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