Bachelor's0% vs national median527 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Colorado Mesa University
Ranked 95th of 251 bachelor's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,089
middle 50%: $31,233 – $57,248
Median · 5 years out
$58,032
middle 50%: $43,233 – $74,426
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $42,776 – $74,086
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Bachelor's graduates in homeland security earn $43,089 in their first year. Median salaries reach $58,032 after five years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,156 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois at Springfield
$58,326 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$58,261 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$58,209 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$58,186 · 5 yrs out
Albertus Magnus College
$58,100 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$58,078 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$58,029 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$58,019 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$57,986 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$57,948 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
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$84,259 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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$76,868 · 5 yrs out
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