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

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

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 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Nebraska 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.

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southeast Community College Area

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northeast is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

About 65% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northeast Community College Report

#3

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Nebraska. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Women make up 73% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Central Community College Report

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 3 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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