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Associate-21% vs national median129 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10

Ranked 322nd of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,345
middle 50%: $23,438 – $42,677
Median · 5 years out
$42,146
middle 50%: $28,753 – $55,307
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10's associate program in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services earn a median $32,345 one year after graduating, rising to $42,146 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 21% below the national median of $53,511 for this field, ranking 322nd of 359 reporting programs.

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
10.6 yrs
≈ $12,187 total interest

Same major at other universities

Bluefield State University
$42,853 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$42,850 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$42,838 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$42,467 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine at Presque Isle
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Lancaster
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Potomac State College
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$41,887 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$41,750 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$41,630 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,612 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,164 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$60,861 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,339 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Legal Support Services (Associate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out

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