by our College Data Analytics TeamHomeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is a program of study at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at John Jay paid an average of $855 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $470 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,090 | $20,520 |
| Fees | $442 | $442 |
Online degrees for the John Jay homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the John Jay Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.3% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at John Jay in 2019-2020, 60.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 56 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 91 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 208 |
| Homeland Security | 23 |
| Security Science and Technology | 41 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.