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Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median956 grads tracked

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

Ranked 43rd of 90 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,295
middle 50%: $29,526 – $51,223
Median · 5 years out
$52,920
middle 50%: $41,899 – $64,923
Median · 10 years out
$63,235
middle 50%: $51,021 – $79,113

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Metropolitan Community College graduates in Homeland Security earn a median year-1 salary of $40k. By year 10, median earnings are $63k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,923 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pueblo Community College
$57,946 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$56,577 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$52,872 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$51,828 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$50,949 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Metropolitan Community College

Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,689 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out

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