2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Doctorate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 142,610 people earned their degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,355 and had an average of $25,230 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 7,956 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,627 and $23,909 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
Top 1 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting for a Doctorate list. Northeastern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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