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Certificate (1-2 years)-11% vs national median184 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Manchester Community College

Ranked 50th of 90 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,319
middle 50%: $26,246 – $48,829
Median · 5 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $36,841 – $76,015
Median · 10 years out
$68,595
middle 50%: $50,353 – $93,638

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services earn a first-year median salary of $35k. Mid-career earnings reach $51k, while 10-year medians hit $69k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,686 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland Community College
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$51,828 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$50,949 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$50,197 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$50,010 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$49,452 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$49,197 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$48,736 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Manchester Community College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,404 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,173 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out

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