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2025 Best Homeland Security Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
265 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
$63,805 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in homeland security is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of homeland security. Combined, these schools handed out 265 degrees in homeland security to qualified students.

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

Choosing a Great Homeland Security School

Best Homeland Security Schools in New Jersey Your choice of homeland security school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for homeland security schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Homeland Security Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Homeland Security
Bachelor's Degrees in Homeland Security
Master's Degrees in Homeland Security

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. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Homeland Security in New Jersey

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the homeland security degree levels they offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Homeland Security

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ

It is difficult to beat Middlesex County College if you wish to pursue a degree in homeland security. Middlesex County College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Edison. This college ranks 23rd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 17 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Middlesex County College in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
58 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Rowan University if you wish to pursue a degree in homeland security. Rowan is a large public university located in the suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #345 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 58 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Program Name

Examine the nature and history of terrorism and how to combat it with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in BS in Criminal Justice - Homeland Security & Counterterrorism from Southern New Hampshire University

Related Programs

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Homeland Security Degrees Awarded
16.9% Growth in Graduates

New Jersey City University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in homeland security. Located in the large city of Jersey City, NJCU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 77 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at NJCU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, homeland security degree recipients generally make about $39,624 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in homeland security from New Jersey City University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ
10.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in homeland security. FDU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Teaneck. A Best Colleges rank of #438 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FDU is a great university overall.

There were about 20 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NJ
14.3% Growth in Graduates

TESU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Trenton. This university ranks 17th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 14 homeland security students who graduated with this degree at TESU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in homeland security from Thomas Edison State University

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
Pennsylvania 334 377
New York 333 699
Maryland 279 13
District of Columbia 188 197
Delaware 175 34

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Homeland Security is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Homeland Security Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security 120
Other Homeland Security 79
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 42
Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations 23
Critical Infrastructure Protection 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 2,954
Fire Protection 52
Other Homeland Security 43
Security Science and Technology 37

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