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Bachelor's · Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services

Security Science and Technology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

62 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$44,768
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$57,384
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$23,296
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 47 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $51,956 and $63,182. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Champlain College VT$68,425$101,401$28,520
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ$58,252$98,996$20,500
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$58,252$98,996$20,500
Florida State University FL$60,178$93,841$15,125
Robert Morris University PA$64,104$90,206$26,000
Kennesaw State University GA$75,724—$23,375
National University CA$74,992—$23,218
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA$56,620$73,289$24,798
Syracuse University NY$42,706$69,491$24,875
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY$64,213$69,321—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$54,657$66,084$27,000
Regent University VA$65,273—$24,250
Loyola University Chicago IL$44,285$64,194$26,250
University of New Haven CT$48,156$63,360$27,000
George Mason University VA$46,928$63,182$25,663
University of North Dakota ND—$62,726$19,750
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV$44,768$62,455$22,839
West Virginia University WV$44,768$62,455$22,839
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$51,750$62,022$29,202
University of Central Florida FL—$61,633$13,000
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$46,178$61,026$24,799
Chestnut Hill College PA—$60,744$26,000
Farmingdale State College NY$46,138$60,464$14,000
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$41,136$60,416—
Charter Oak State College CT$58,784——
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$43,360$58,037$16,799
Tiffin University OH$42,711$57,509$27,000
Grand Canyon University AZ$46,879$57,384$27,906
American Public University System WV$63,383$57,237$20,153
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$57,236—$25,500
Seattle University WA$41,581$56,265$19,750
Bay Path University MA$48,087$56,262$27,700
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN$49,767$55,988$21,500
Mercyhurst University PA$43,921$55,665$27,000
University of Central Oklahoma OK$43,122$54,876$19,650
Hilbert College NY$37,877$54,589$25,750
Western Carolina University NC$35,646$54,246$23,071
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$37,352$53,792$15,500
Florida Gulf Coast University FL—$52,096$12,979
Saint Edward's University TX—$51,977—
University of Southern Mississippi MS$38,942$51,956$19,750
Husson University ME—$51,772—
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$43,750$50,368$22,750
Jacksonville State University AL$38,533$50,281$25,000
University of Akron Main Campus OH$49,290—$19,500
Bellevue University NE—$49,052—
The University of Tampa FL$48,563——
Glenville State University WV$40,414$48,388$23,932
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL$42,722$47,847$38,085
Roger Williams University RI$47,393—$24,875
Washburn University KS$40,846$44,534$18,000
The University of Texas at El Paso TX$30,722$42,459$17,397
ECPI University VA$41,555—$32,498
Madonna University MI$39,557—$27,500
Lewis University IL$39,544—$22,750
Chaminade University of Honolulu HI$38,873—$25,431
Florida International University FL$38,160—$16,212
Fayetteville State University NC$36,977—$26,297
St. Mary's University TX$36,496—$20,500
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce PR—$31,181—
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon PR$20,758$31,130$4,900
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla PR—$29,441$8,500