Certificate (1-2 years)+36% vs national median188 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Delgado Community College
Ranked 7th 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
$57,503
middle 50%: $48,722 – $73,594
Median · 5 years out
$78,215
middle 50%: $65,035 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $79,550 – $114,494
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
Delgado Community College protective services graduates earn $58k in year one. Ten-year median salary is $88k.
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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,839 total interest
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