What Security Science and Technology grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $65,458 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter Oak State CollegeCT | $76,435 | $103,464 | — | +58% |
| 2 | State University of New York at FarmingdaleNY | $45,832 | $74,022 | $109,693 | +13% |
| 3 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNY | $46,621 | $73,878 | $101,045 | +13% |
| 4 | Loyola University ChicagoIL | $40,502 | $69,418 | $87,772 | +6% |
| 5 | University of New HavenCT | $42,475 | $68,210 | — | +4% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $45,946 | $67,669 | $83,243 | +3% |
| 7 | Texas A&M UniversityTX | $37,408 | $66,831 | — | +2% |
| 8 | Trine UniversityIN | $33,861 | $66,779 | — | +2% |
| 9 | George Mason UniversityVA | $40,103 | $65,458 | — | 0% |
| 10 | West Virginia UniversityWV | $43,588 | $65,029 | $83,697 | -1% |
| 11 | Salem State UniversityMA | $40,793 | $64,402 | — | -2% |
| 12 | SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY | $41,469 | $63,950 | — | -2% |
| 13 | University of Texas at El PasoTX | $28,777 | $61,036 | — | -7% |
| 14 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $39,752 | $60,508 | — | -8% |
| 15 | Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN | $44,445 | $58,858 | $77,587 | -10% |
| 16 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $36,936 | $58,501 | $72,263 | -11% |
| 17 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $35,274 | $56,877 | $69,841 | -13% |
| 18 | Weber State UniversityUT | $39,793 | $54,757 | — | -16% |
| 19 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $33,162 | $54,522 | — | -17% |
| 20 | Youngstown State UniversityOH | $35,973 | $54,427 | $62,818 | -17% |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleWI | $35,757 | $53,781 | — | -18% |
| 22 | Fayetteville State UniversityNC | $35,986 | $52,636 | — | -20% |
| 23 | Lewis UniversityIL | $31,905 | $52,636 | $67,746 | -20% |
| 24 | University of Central OklahomaOK | $34,804 | $49,666 | $55,181 | -24% |
| 25 | Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN | $42,235 | $47,270 | — | -28% |
| 26 | West Virginia University - Institute of TechnologyWV | $29,388 | $47,119 | — | -28% |
| 27 | Fairmont State UniversityWV | $35,528 | $46,435 | $62,818 | -29% |
| 28 | Kennesaw State UniversityGA | $72,585 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Regent UniversityVA | $55,464 | — | — | — |
| 30 | University of Alabama at BirminghamAL | $54,051 | — | — | — |
| 31 | State University of New York at PlattsburghNY | $52,636 | — | — | — |
| 32 | Southern University at New OrleansLA | $42,033 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Savannah State UniversityGA | $31,537 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $41,115 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeNY | $36,674 | $64,175 | $78,529 | +56% |
| 2 | SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY | $44,549 | $52,920 | — | +29% |
| 3 | Niagara County Community CollegeNY | $37,592 | $50,676 | — | +23% |
| 4 | Tyler Junior CollegeTX | $28,199 | $50,129 | — | +22% |
| 5 | Shawnee Community CollegeIL | $38,967 | $42,446 | — | +3% |
| 6 | Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY | $28,622 | $41,115 | $54,051 | 0% |
| 7 | Central Ohio Technical CollegeOH | $26,911 | $40,342 | $47,392 | -2% |
| 8 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $28,969 | $38,967 | $46,663 | -5% |
| 9 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $50,676 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Rose State CollegeOK | $43,497 | — | — | — |
| 11 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY | $31,905 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois Central CollegeIL | $43,047 | $48,943 | — | — |
| 2 | University of Hawaii - West OahuHI | $48,487 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Hamline UniversityMN | $42,371 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Sinclair Community CollegeOH | $39,425 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Erie Community CollegeNY | $27,237 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of New HavenCT | $41,818 | $81,671 | — | — |
| 2 | William Rainey Harper CollegeIL | $35,840 | $42,746 | — | — |
| 3 | Century CollegeMN | $69,841 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Utah Tech UniversityUT | $55,464 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Coastal Bend CollegeTX | $34,840 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of New HavenCT | $41,572 | $69,154 | — | — |