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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting was ranked 10th in Nevada. In fact, 764 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nevada to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

Our 2023 rankings named Nevada State College the best value school in Nevada for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. NSC is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSC are $6,075 a year.

NSC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nevada State College Report

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

CSN undergraduate students pay an average of $3,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at College of Southern Nevada

Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $8,737 per year.

UNLV also took the #4 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada rankings.

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Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Nevada landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Las Vegas, UOPX - Nevada is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

UOPX - Nevada undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UOPX - Nevada did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada list.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at University of Phoenix - Nevada Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 14,822
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Hawaii 270
Alaska 140

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

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 4 schools only.

  • 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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