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

Homeland Security (Master's): earnings by school

40 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$80,350
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$93,686
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$39,320
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 28 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $86,888 and $106,535. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
George Mason University VA—$154,158—
George Washington University DC$105,452$134,847$41,000
Utica University NY$89,551$118,906$36,266
University of South Florida FL$103,935$114,398$22,817
Georgetown University DC$89,644$108,885$68,803
National American University-Rapid City SD—$107,332—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg PA$84,946$106,535$39,600
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$84,946$106,535$39,600
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$84,946$106,535$39,600
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$103,966——
University of New Hampshire at Manchester NH$103,966——
Southern New Hampshire University NH$85,895$102,281—
American University DC$77,963$96,954$56,979
American Public University System WV$82,381$96,527$37,617
Florida International University FL$66,090$96,373$25,491
Columbia Southern University AL$93,023$93,851$46,270
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$75,113$93,521$32,500
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$75,113$93,521$32,500
Northeastern University MA—$90,323$41,000
Northeastern University Professional Programs MA—$90,323$41,000
New Jersey City University NJ—$88,249—
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$88,219——
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$88,219——
Wilmington University DE—$88,090—
Walden University MN—$86,888—
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice NY$85,873——
Sam Houston State University TX$57,462$82,876$39,320
Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA$50,407$81,715—
University of Central Florida FL$78,318—$53,219
Capella University MN$93,952$76,702—
National University CA$69,579$75,701—
Arkansas State University AR$56,236$75,019$24,895
American InterContinental University System AZ$74,078—$33,592
Saint Leo University FL$73,191——
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$69,280$71,649$27,500
Upper Iowa University IA$69,594——
Jacksonville State University AL$67,330—$32,718
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs CO—$66,872—
Angelo State University TX$64,252——
Rider University NJ$62,315——