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CIP 03.0208 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.

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.

How to use this list

These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 03.0208. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years333
2025Associate degree959
2025Bachelor degree889
2025Master degree12
2025Certificate under 12 weeks11
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year438
2024Certificate 1–2 years229
2024Associate degree1078
2024Bachelor degree667
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2024Master degree24
2024Certificate under 12 weeks13
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year442
2023Certificate 1–2 years11
2023Associate degree773
2023Bachelor degree576
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2023Master degree210
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year332
2022Certificate 1–2 years11
2022Associate degree769
2022Bachelor degree573
2022Master degree210
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year456
2021Certificate 1–2 years213
2021Associate degree859
2021Bachelor degree467
2021Master degree17
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year3100
2020Certificate 1–2 years110
2020Associate degree962
2020Bachelor degree472
2020Master degree14
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year128

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 03.0208 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 03 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

30 institutions

Related fields

Natural Resources/Conservation, General. ↗

Environmental Studies. ↗

Environmental Science. ↗

Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other. ↗

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. ↗

Environmental/Natural Resource Economics. ↗