Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Rutgers University - Newark

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if Rutgers University - Newark is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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

Rutgers Newark Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Rutgers Newark Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Rutgers Newark is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Rutgers University - Newark.

Rutgers Newark Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Rutgers Newark in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	57
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Rutgers Newark also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting 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 Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors	37,370	$90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	19,950	$83,720
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers	11,240	$70,280
Computer Workers	9,770	$99,210

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.