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

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what College of Southern Nevada has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 29,965 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 246 students received their associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

CSN Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

CSN Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at CSN is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at CSN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at College of Southern Nevada.

CSN Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

CSN does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Nevada with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	106
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

CSN Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSN, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Southern Nevada with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSN also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Southern Nevada. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for College of Southern Nevada.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors	8,430	$66,600
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,120	$70,450
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Correctional Officers and Jailers	2,680	$62,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.