2025 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #14 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 295 master's degrees in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting to pay back their student loans after receiving their master'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 schools for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools

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, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Maryland

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

1

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

101 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting has to look into University of Maryland Global Campus. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from University of Maryland Global Campus

2

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

115 Annual Graduates

Stevenson University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. Located in the large suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting from Stevenson University

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	944
Pennsylvania	34	542
New Jersey	32	152
District of Columbia	32	256
Delaware	24	96

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Security Science and Technology	265
Criminal Justice & Corrections	25
Homeland Security	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	64

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.