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2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,220 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,033 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nevada to see which programs offered the best value experiences for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Nevada

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

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Law Enforcement & Firefighting

#1

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV
$3,848 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $3,848 per year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at CSN take out an average of $10,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Nevada State College

Henderson, NV
$6,075 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Nevada State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Nevada. NSC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Henderson.

NSC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at NSC take out an average of $19,182 in student loans while working on their egree.

NSC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada list.

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

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at UNLV take out is $18,249. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $276.

UNLV did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada list.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Phoenix - Nevada helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Nevada. Located in the large suburb of Las Vegas, UOPX - Nevada is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Nevada are $9,552 per year. While working on their degree, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at UOPX - Nevada accumulate an average of around $46,010 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $170.

UOPX - Nevada also took the #4 spot in our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Nevada rankings.

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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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