2025 Best Homeland Security Schools in New Jersey

If you plan on majoring in homeland security, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #258 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Homeland Security Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 120 degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Homeland Security Schools List

Homeland Security Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Homeland Security in New Jersey

The schools below may not offer all types of homeland security degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Homeland Security

1

Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat Middlesex County College if you wish to pursue a degree in homeland security. Middlesex County College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Edison.More information about a degree in homeland security from Middlesex County College

2

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus if you want to pursue a degree in homeland security. FDU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Teaneck.More information about a degree in homeland security from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	372
Pennsylvania	978	201
Maryland	618	8
District of Columbia	441	47
Delaware	345	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Homeland Security

Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Homeland Security	79
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	42
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations	23
Critical Infrastructure Protection	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.