2021 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking analyzed 87 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Jay, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at John Jay is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,007 students at John Jay that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,186 part time students in attendance at John Jay.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Neumann University. Located in the large suburb of Aston, Neumann is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Neumann also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Neumann is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,331 students take at least one class online at Neumann. About 694 of the students at Neumann are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Excelsior University. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
The student loan default rate at Excelsior University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 17,166 students at Excelsior University and they are all exclusively distance learners. All students are part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Hilbert College. Hilbert College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamburg. Hilbert College also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. 54 students at Hilbert College are exclusively online. 33 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize New Jersey City University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.2%. Approximately 3,077 students take at least one class online at NJCU. 2,199 of NJCU students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Utica College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Utica College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 1,998 of Utica College students are exclusively distance learners. 1,588 of Utica College students are attending part time.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Thomas Edison State University. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.
About 1.5% of TESU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 9,645 students at TESU are exclusively online. 9,641 students are part time.
Rowan University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Rowan has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.9% of Rowan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,269 students take at least one class online at Rowan. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to SUNY Canton. Located in the remote town of Canton, SUNY Canton is a public school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Canton is lower than is typical, just 3.1% of students default in three years. 1,274 of SUNY Canton students are exclusively distance learners. About 510 of the students at SUNY Canton are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Baltimore as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 2,325 students at UB are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,851 part time students in attendance at UB.
Our rankings recognize University of Maryland Global Campus as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 47,272 students at UMGC are exclusively online. About 45,251 of the students at UMGC are attending part time.
California University of Pennsylvania earned the #12 spot in our 2021 rankings. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of California.
The student loan default rate at Cal U is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. 2,821 of Cal U students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,171 of the students at Cal U are attending part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monroe College. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 1,421 students at Monroe College are exclusively online. 3,012 students are part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Best for Non-Traditional Students Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
Explore the best for non-traditional students homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
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).
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