Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services

Overview

Natural resources law enforcement and protective services is a program that prepares individuals to enforce natural resource and environmental protection regulations and laws; and to perform emergency duties to protect human life, property and natural resources, including fire prevention and control measures, and emergency and rescue procedures. includes instruction in natural and physical sciences, natural resource management, outdoor field skills, firearms and outdoor equipment and vehicle operation, evidence collection and environmental sampling and monitoring, natural resource legislation, environmental compliance techniques, patrol procedures, investigation and report writing, interpersonal skills and crisis intervention, community liaison, public safety, public education, and public relations. note: this program was re-instated after being deleted from cip 2000; previously, it was coded as 03.0203.

Current award levels

Hover over the bars below to see how many people across the country completed a degree in natural resources law enforcement and protective services at each level last year.

SOURCES:2019 Ididio: Program classification

2010 CIP Codes

2017 IPEDS

Race/origin of recent graduates

Here is an overview of race/origin for all natural resources law enforcement and protective services graduates from this last academic year.

Race/Origin

White

Black

Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Asian

American Indian

Multiracial

Not Reported

International

Context: Percentage of Minority Graduates

Minority students comprise a lower percentage of graduates than in 96% of other programs.

SOURCES:2017 IPEDS

2019 Ididio: Program completions

2019 Ididio: Context for programs

Gender

Of all people with any degree in natural resources law enforcement and protective services earned in the last academic year, 21% were women.

Gender

Men

Women

Context: Percentage women

This is a lower percentage of women than 78% of other programs.

SOURCES:2017 IPEDS

2019 Ididio: Program completions

2019 Ididio: Context for programs

Recommended careers

Following are the jobs recommended for those who study this degree. These are listed in order of highest nationwide employment.

SOURCES:2010 CIP Codes

2016 BLS Employment Projections

Similar programs

Following are related programs, ordered by those with the highest number of completions. You can explore a full list in the last section for programs below.

SOURCES:2017 IPEDS

2010 CIP Codes

Completions History

What careers are recommended with this degree?

Is this degree preparing you for a career with a salary you want? Are there lots of openings in the near future? The Department of Education suggests these careers as a starting list, and Ididio hopes that if the career you're most interested in doesn't appear here, you will head over to our careers site and learn more about paths to your best career.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

684,200

7.0%

49,500

Firefighters

327,300

7.2%

24,300

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

152,100

7.7%

39,700

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

110,900

4.5%

7,500

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

104,700

6.6%

7,100

First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers

59,100

7.2%

4,400

Fish and Game Wardens

7,000

4.3%

700

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

1,700

26.6%

200

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SOURCES:2016 BLS Employment Projections

2018 BLS Occupational Employment

Where can I complete this program?

What schools offer this program?

Explore schools that offer natural resources law enforcement and protective services degrees and certificates

We've created a list of schools that offer this program for the level you select. We've also chosen a few facts about each school that give you an idea of the educational quality each school might offer:

Student-Faculty Ratio: A small number of students per full-time instructor suggests individual attention for each student and an up-to-date curriculum.
Satisfaction Rate: A high percentage of returning first-year students should correlate with satisfaction (schools call this their retention rate).
Repayment Rate: A high repayment rate means most alumni earn enough to make progress repaying loans within 7 years of leaving.

We also show the total enrollment for the school as measured by full-time-equivalent (FTE) students enrolled annually. You can filter the list by award level and by state. Clicking on any table headers will sort the table by that column, and clicking on any row sends you to Ididio's school profile.

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Offering this program at this level

All levels

Only schools in these states

Only schools within

200 Miles

9 schools offer this program (all levels) in the selected area.

Ball State University

16,276

19.4

$13,535

75%

61%

Central Lakes College - Brainerd

2,612

34.4

$11,618

61%

36%

Columbus State Community College

19,680

58.7

$4,740

47%

21%

Finger Lakes Community College

4,063

34.7

$10,095

54%

34%

Holmes Community College

4,904

34.3

$5,334

41%

25%

Skagit Valley College

3,793

36.5

$7,937

60%

31%

Texas Tech University

28,051

21.4

$15,820

81%

62%

Unity College

689

16.7

$25,286

78%

65%

Vermilion Community College

528

29.3

$10,994

64%

39%

SOURCES:2017 ACS microdata

2017 IPEDS

Explore similar programs

Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services is part of a larger collection of programs: Natural Resources & Conservation. Is there a different program that's close to Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services that might be a better match for your interests? You can use this table to see a little about the programs that fall under this umbrella. If you click on any of the table headers, that will sort the table by that column, or click on a row and see Ididio's profile for that program.

SOURCES:2019 Ididio: Program classification

2010 CIP Codes

1987-2017 IPEDS

2019 Ididio: Program completions

2019 Ididio: Award levels