Bachelor's+26% vs national median658 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Worcester State University
Ranked 14th of 251 bachelor's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,213
middle 50%: $33,219 – $56,723
Median · 5 years out
$73,059
middle 50%: $51,346 – $98,150
Median · 10 years out
$92,834
middle 50%: $70,557 – $121,873
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
Homeland Security and Protective Services graduates start at $43k. Ten-year median earnings reach $93k.
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
≈ $7,128 total interest
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$79,117 · 5 yrs out
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$77,600 · 5 yrs out
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$77,524 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University - Global Campus
$74,586 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$74,193 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
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$72,712 · 5 yrs out
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Salem State University
$71,550 · 5 yrs out
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$71,441 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$71,349 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
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