Homeland Security at New Jersey City University

If you are interested in studying homeland security, you may want to check out the program at New Jersey City University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,550 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

NJCU Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security

Online Classes Are Available at NJCU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NJCU does offer online education options in homeland security for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

NJCU Homeland Security Rankings

The homeland security major at NJCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

How Much Do Homeland Security Graduates from NJCU Make?

The median salary of homeland security students who receive their bachelor's degree at NJCU is $40,252. This is less than $44,554, which is the national average of all homeland security majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Homeland Security Student Demographics at NJCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at New Jersey City University.

NJCU Homeland Security Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 homeland security students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NJCU, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Jersey City University with a bachelor's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NJCU also has a doctoral program available in homeland security. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

Homeland Security majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Jersey City University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for New Jersey City University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,650	$130,490
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,110	$59,750
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	470	$87,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.