Master's-17% vs national median342 grads tracked
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at University of Central Missouri
Ranked 71st of 91 master's programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,055
middle 50%: $38,387 – $70,012
Median · 5 years out
$60,287
middle 50%: $45,048 – $82,677
Median · 10 years out
$71,980
middle 50%: $57,537 – $94,389
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree holders in Homeland Security earn $52k initially. By year ten, median pay reaches $72k.
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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,057 total interest
Same major at other universities
Fairmont State University
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$60,895 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Charleston Southern University
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$58,476 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$56,272 · 5 yrs out
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$110,672 · 5 yrs out
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$100,565 · 5 yrs out
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$82,440 · 5 yrs out
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$80,947 · 5 yrs out
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$80,441 · 5 yrs out
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$79,021 · 5 yrs out