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Associate+21% vs national median660 grads tracked

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

Ranked 51st of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,979
middle 50%: $28,718 – $92,370
Median · 5 years out
$64,501
middle 50%: $43,093 – $108,651
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 Middlesex Community College's associate program in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services earn a median $45,979 one year after graduating, rising to $64,501 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 21% above the national median of $53,511 for this field, ranking 51st 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,386 total interest

Same major at other universities

Naugatuck Valley Community College
$64,978 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$64,951 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$64,741 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$64,584 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$64,568 · 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
Bunker Hill Community College
$64,114 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Middlesex Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,775 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,221 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,330 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out

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