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Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska

12 Colleges
$36,440 Avg Salary
$30,522 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Nebraska to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the most popular school in Nebraska for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Of the 280 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UNOMAHA, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Bellevue University, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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#4

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

Out of the 12 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Chadron State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Chadron, Chadron State College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at UNK, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#6

Peru State College

Peru, NE

Peru State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Peru State is a small public school located in the rural area of Peru.

Of the 22 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Peru State, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#7

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fremont.

About 40% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Nebraska Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Women make up 86% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#9

York College

York, NE

With a ranking of #9, York College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their bachelor’s degree. York College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of York.

About 80% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 20% are male.

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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 12 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.

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