by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 North Carolina, there were 5,418 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,784 and $27,254 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.
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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 North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Wesleyan College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mars Hill University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina. Mars Hill is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Mars Hill University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford College landed the #3 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina 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 2 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina list. Methodist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Methodist University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Fayetteville State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2020-2021.
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East Carolina University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
Full East Carolina University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
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Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina list. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2020-2021.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report
Barton College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Major in North Carolina list. Barton College is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.
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