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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada

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$35,033 Avg Salary
$27,593 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School for You

In 2020-2021, 19 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following school tops our list of the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges.

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the best school in Nevada for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 688
Washington 55
Oregon 32
Hawaii 14
Alaska 19

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 7,783
Homeland Security 2,759
Security Science and Technology 1,875
Other Homeland Security 456
Fire Protection 172

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Legal Professions 45,189
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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