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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada

4 Colleges
$38,088 Avg Salary
$15,482 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Nevada to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Carrington College, Las Vegas the most popular school in Nevada for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Carrington College, Las Vegas is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Carrington College, Las Vegas

#2

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at CSN, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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

Out of the 4 schools in Nevada that were part of this year’s ranking, Truckee Meadows Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Truckee Meadows Community College

#4

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nevada College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Nevada list. Located in the city of Carson City, WNC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Nevada College

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

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools 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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