2024 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #26 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 7 doctor's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting needs to check out Northeastern University. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Northeastern University

2

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting needs to check out University of New Haven. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from University of New Haven

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	29	5
Connecticut	28	2

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	5
Security Science and Technology	2

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	2,972

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler. More about our data sources and methodologies.