Bachelor's+19% vs national median973 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ranked 23rd of 251 bachelor's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,092
middle 50%: $34,480 – $62,797
Median · 5 years out
$69,484
middle 50%: $53,403 – $96,066
Median · 10 years out
$89,225
middle 50%: $63,134 – $125,273
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
University of Massachusetts at Boston graduates in homeland security earn $47k initially. By year ten, median pay hits $89k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,979 total interest
Same major at other universities
Salem State University
$71,550 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$71,349 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$70,483 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$69,850 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$69,306 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$68,457 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$68,053 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$67,317 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$67,138 · 5 yrs out
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