by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,512 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Anna Maria College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Paxton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 48 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 259 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of New Haven Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 60 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SIT Graduate Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region. SIT Graduate Institute is a small school located in Brattleboro, Vermont that handed out 3 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
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Albertus Magnus College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public institution located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Curry College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Curry College is located in Milton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
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Nichols College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Nichols College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dudley, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Roger Williams University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. Roger Williams University is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #11, Fisher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fisher College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Westfield State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 24 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern New Hampshire University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 423 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 50 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Husson University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Bangor, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Merrimack College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. North Andover, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Merrimack College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
With a ranking of #19, Endicott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Endicott Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Norwich University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is located in Northfield, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Norwich University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Brown University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 24 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Suffolk University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region list. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 11 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fitchburg State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Fitchburg State University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
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