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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Nevada

2 Colleges
$32,705 Avg Salary
$18,593 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Nevada ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

Our 2023 rankings named Western Nevada College the most popular online school in Nevada for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at WNC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Great Basin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Nevada list. Great Basin College is a small public school located in the remote town of Elko.

About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 2 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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