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2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

7 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Nebraska. With 729 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Nebraska to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska

The colleges and universities below are the best for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Nebraska Schools for a Bachelor's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best school in Nebraska for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Nebraska. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

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#7

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 722
Minnesota 1,643
Iowa 883
South Dakota 154
Missouri 1,500
North Dakota 271

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools 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.

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