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Associate+4% vs national median125 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Ranked 129th of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,165
middle 50%: $33,372 – $59,105
Median · 5 years out
$55,592
middle 50%: $39,827 – $75,235
Median · 10 years out
$75,080
middle 50%: $61,703 – $95,349

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 Minnesota West Community and Technical College's associate program in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services earn a median $48,165 one year after graduating, rising to $75,080 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $53,511 for this field, ranking 129th 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,742 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cedar Valley College
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$56,086 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$55,789 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$55,728 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$55,509 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Western Oklahoma State College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$54,881 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$54,804 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$81,339 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out

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