Associate+20% vs national median543 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Bunker Hill Community College
Ranked 57th of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,182
middle 50%: $29,516 – $71,985
Median · 5 years out
$64,114
middle 50%: $45,937 – $98,953
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
Bunker Hill Community College graduates in protective services earn $44k in their first year. Median earnings reach $64k by year five.
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,585 total interest
Same major at other universities
Middlesex Community College
$64,501 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$64,465 · 5 yrs out
Clatsop Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$64,326 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$64,114 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$64,057 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$64,036 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$63,902 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$63,750 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$63,372 · 5 yrs out
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$147,995 · 5 yrs out
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$134,767 · 5 yrs out
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$97,859 · 5 yrs out
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$90,151 · 5 yrs out
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$86,788 · 5 yrs out
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$85,683 · 5 yrs out
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$80,540 · 5 yrs out
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$80,415 · 5 yrs out
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$78,486 · 5 yrs out
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$71,165 · 5 yrs out