Undergraduate Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Essex County College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Essex. You can study it at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #6 out of 18 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Majors in This Field
Associate’s Degrees

Essex Undergraduate Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

#351 in the U.S.

#17 in New Jersey

#79 in the Middle Atlantic Region

By College Factual’s measure, Essex highly for law enforcement & firefighting, ranked #351 out of 1,189 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	351 of 1,189
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in New Jersey	17 of 39
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	79 of 201

Undergraduate Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees at Essex

Here is each degree level offered in law enforcement & firefighting at Essex, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	56

Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors at Essex

This law enforcement & firefighting area of study at Essex breaks down into these majors. Choose a major for its full rankings, popularity, and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice and Corrections	56

Essex Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Essex County College awarded 56 associate’s degrees in law enforcement & firefighting.

Associate’s Rankings

Essex is in the top 15% of the country for law enforcement & firefighting at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 18 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey	6
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	25
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	109

Essex Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$5,415 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,742	$8,216
Fees	$1,307	$1,307

Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 30% of law enforcement & firefighting associate’s degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The largest share of law enforcement & firefighting associate’s degree graduates at Essex were Black or African American. Roughly 52% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate’s in law enforcement & firefighting.

Ethnic diversity of Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Essex County College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	3
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	3

References

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