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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,934 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,440 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Nebraska 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Wayne State College the best value school in Nebraska for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSC are $7,428 per year.

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#2

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Chadron State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Nebraska. Located in the town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chadron State College are $7,178 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Chadron State College is ranked #4 for overall quality for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting in Nebraska.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 7 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bellevue University are $8,310 a year.

Bellevue University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska at Kearney helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Nebraska. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $7,940 per year.

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#6

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

Peru State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Midland U are $36,746 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 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.

  • 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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