2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 87 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
John Jay College of Criminal Justice tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Jay, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.5% of John Jay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. About 4,186 of the students at John Jay are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Neumann University. Located in the suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Neumann also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 1,331 students at Neumann that take at least one class online. There are roughly 694 part time students in attendance at Neumann.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Excelsior University. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
About 0.9% of Excelsior University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. All 17,166 students take classes exclusively online at Excelsior University. All students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Hilbert College. Hilbert College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamburg. Hilbert College also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 1.7% of Hilbert College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 54 students at Hilbert College are exclusively online. There are roughly 33 part time students in attendance at Hilbert College.
Our rankings recognize New Jersey City University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.
The student loan default rate at NJCU is lower than is typical, just 4.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,077 students at NJCU that take at least one class online. About 2,199 of the students at NJCU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Utica College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Utica College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 1,998 students at Utica College are exclusively online. 1,588 students are part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Thomas Edison State University. TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.
About 1.5% of TESU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. 9,641 of TESU students are attending part time.
Rowan University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rowan has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Canton. Located in the town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.
About 3.1% of SUNY Canton students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,274 students at SUNY Canton are exclusively online. There are roughly 510 part time students in attendance at SUNY Canton.
Our rankings recognize University of Baltimore as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
The student loan default rate at UB is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 2,325 students at UB are exclusively online. 1,851 of UB students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Maryland Global Campus as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UMGC is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. About 45,251 of the students at UMGC are attending part time.
California University of Pennsylvania earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
About 2.1% of Cal U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,821 of Cal U students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,171 of the students at Cal U are attending part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monroe College. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
About 1.2% of Monroe College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,421 of Monroe College students are exclusively distance learners. 3,012 of Monroe College students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Best for Non-Traditional Students Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
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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).
