Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nevada State College

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Nevada State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and approximately 7,289 students attend the school each year. Of the 778 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nevada State College in 2021, 62 of them were homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors.

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.

NSC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

NSC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting progam at NSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at NSC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	119
	157
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	270
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	342
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	459
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	563

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at NSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Nevada State College.

NSC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from NSC. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Nevada State College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NSC 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 Nevada State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	62

Related Majors

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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors	8,430	$66,600
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,120	$70,450
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,680	$62,140

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.