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Associate-23% vs national median196 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14

Ranked 331st of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,393
middle 50%: $23,505 – $39,919
Median · 5 years out
$41,401
middle 50%: $31,246 – $52,737
Median · 10 years out
$42,888
middle 50%: $35,649 – $56,524

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

This Indiana community college produces associate degree graduates earning $30k in year one. Mid-career earnings reach $41k for protective services graduates.

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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,697 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Paul D. Camp Community College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$41,382 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$40,849 · 5 yrs out
New River Community and Technical College
$40,769 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$40,729 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,346 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$64,485 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,184 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,079 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,604 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$52,005 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,694 · 5 yrs out

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