2024 Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey

Homeland Security is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #114 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of homeland security. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 associate degrees in homeland security during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate 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 students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other homeland security students want to attend this school to pursue a associate 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 much debt homeland security students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized homeland security related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for homeland security students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Homeland Security Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Homeland Security Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Homeland Security in New Jersey

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in homeland security.

Top New Jersey Schools for an Associate in Homeland Security

1

Middlesex County College
Edison, NJ

41 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in homeland security has to check out Middlesex County College. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Edison.More information about a associate in homeland security from Middlesex County College

2

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

21 Annual Graduates

Brookdale Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in homeland security. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in homeland security from Brookdale Community College

 

Best Homeland Security Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	50
Pennsylvania	179	5
Maryland	126	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Homeland Security

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Homeland Security has other similar majors worth exploring.

Homeland Security Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security	67

Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1,155
Fire Protection	29
Security Science and Technology	8
Other Homeland Security	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.